The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

In art, as in love, instinct is enogh.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.