Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

You canobserve a lot by just watching.

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.

Neversay more than is necessary.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

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

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.

Don't be took quick to belive anything you read.