The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

The darkest hour has only 60 minutes

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

Don't be took quick to belive anything you read.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.