The average man’

The average man’
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.
  

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Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.
The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.
Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.
The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.
Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.
Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.
Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.
Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.
Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.
Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.