Old fools are more foolish than you ones.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

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.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Differentfields, different grasshoppers; different seas, different fish.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.