As soon as the people fix one Shame of the World, another turns up.
The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.
The greatest thing in the world is for a man to be able to do something well, and say nothing about it.
No man has all the wisdom in the world; everyone has some.
If the fools do not control the world, it isn't because they are not in the majority.
I try to have no plans the failure of which would greatly annoy me. Half the unhappiness in the world is due to the failure of plans which were never reasonable, and often impossible.
One of the most difficult things in the world is to convince a woman that even a bargain costs money.