There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

We arethe prisoners of ideas.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.