Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

In loving, you lean on some one to hold him up.

The basic building block of good communications is the feeling that every humanbeing is unique and of value.

Every advantage has its tax

Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-voilent structure of society.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.