We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

Our distrust is very expensive.

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

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.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

Ability is poor men's wealth

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.