What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

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.

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

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

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

Luck never mad a mad man wise

Words should be scattered like seeds, no matter how small the seed may be, its it has one found favourable ground, it unfolds its strength.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.