Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

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.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

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

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Kindness it is that bring forth kindness.