You can't unscramble an egg.

The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.