Implausible truth can serve one better than plausible fiction

The most malicious god is the god of the counted chicken.

What is any ocean but a multitude of drops?

Only professional diplomats, inveterate idiots and women view diplomacy as a long-term substitute for war.

The best way to get out of debt is not to seek to get out of debt, but to seek to create wealth

All revolutions are the sheerest fantasy until they happen; then they become historical inevitabilities.

If I want to act relaxed, it's going to take all my cunning, skill, and concentration.