Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

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.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Everyoneis kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

No one lies as much as the indignant do.