When a man meets his mates society begins.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.