You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

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

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

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.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.