Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

Don'tthrow out the baby with the bath water.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

You don'thave to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth. Success hasmade failures of many men.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

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.