The art of writing is the art of restraint.

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

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.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

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

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

What isthe shortest word in the English language that contains the letters: abcdef? Answer: feedback. Don't forget that feedback isone of the essential elements of good communication.

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.