Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Nevercut what you can untie.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.