I did something wrong -- once.
The man who is not afraid of danger is not a hero, but a psychopath.
THE British are brave people. They can face anything, except reality.
You can keep a dog: but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals.
The world still consists of two clearly divided groups: the English and the foreigners. One group consists of less than 50 million people; the other of 3,950 million. The latter group does not really count.
Many Continentals think life is a game; the English think cricket is a game.
A dog will flatter you but you have to flatter the cat.
For my part, I could easily do without the post-office. I think that there are very few important communications made through it.
Justified by the war on drugs, the United States is in the midst of a prison binge made obvious by the fact that since 1970, the number of people behind bars. . . has increased 600 percent.
Never assume that the person you are dealing with is weaker or less important than you are. Some people are slow to take offense, which may make you misjudge the thickness of their skin, and fail to worry about insulting them. But should you offend their honor and their pride, they will overwhelm you with a violence that seems sudden and extreme given their slowness to anger. If you want to turn people down, it is best to do so politely and respectfully, even if you feel their request is impudent or their offer ridiculous.
It’s not who was right or who was wrong when a mistake was made. It’s about who learned from it.