Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Non-cooperationis a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for theopposite views.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

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.

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.