Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

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

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

Takecare, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you willforever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make adifference, if you choose to do so.

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