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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True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.
Our distrust is very expensive.
Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.
It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.
If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.
A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.
We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.
One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.
I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.
When our hearts are empty, we collect things.