Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Weagree completely on everything, including the fact we don't see eye to eye.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

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.