Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

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.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.