There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

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.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Discord gives a relish to concord.

A bad workman never gets a good tool.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.