If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

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.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

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

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Only few men think, but all have opinions.

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.