The colour of the water seems to be the colour of the glass into which it has been poured'.

Premature independence is the daughter of conceit.

The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the day.

The proverb says that 'The answer to a fool is silence'. Observation, however, indicates that almost any other answer will have the same effect in the long run.

When people have a hard task to do - one which stretches them - they become less concerned with trivial matters.

If you want to make an ordinary man happy, or think that he is happy, give him money, power, flattery, gifts, honours. If you want to make a wise man happy - improve yourself!

If you want to strengthen an enemy and make him exult - hate him.