Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

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

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

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.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Fortunatelypsychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itselfstill remains a very effective therapist.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.