Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

Example is better than following it.

As a final incentive before giving up a

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.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

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.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

A language is like living skin itself.