A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

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.

A room without books is a body without soul

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

Toevery answer you can find a new question.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.