The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.