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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All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.
The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.
When weblame, we give away our power.
Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.
I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.
There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.
The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.
Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.
Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.
Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.
Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.
Money is what things run into and people run out of