Thework will teach you how to do it.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, notof words. Trust movement.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations, is really an uncreative mind.

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.