The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

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.

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.

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

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and wherepower predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of theother.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Better ask ten times than go astray once.