The summer night is like a perfection of thought.
Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.
The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape all responsibility.
It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.
A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top .
It's so much easier to write a resume than to craft a spirit.
The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground.
Self-importance is our greatest enemy. Think about it - what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellowmen. Our self-importance requires that we spend most of our lives offended by someone.
There were millions of ways that the world could kill me.