Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

As a final incentive before giving up a

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.