Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

As long as there is life there is danger.

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

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

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

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.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.