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

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Between friends there is no need of Justice.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.