You know what they tell you to do when you’re assessing the value of your hand? If you’re defending – count the winners – but if you’re attacking count the losers.
Notoriety of the right kind is the best way of disarming suspicion.
If you wish to catch a rabbit you put a ferret into the hole, and if the rabbit is there he runs.
The young hero never tells his plans. They mature in the dark.
The small fry were left alone. Why? Because through them, sooner or later, we got the big fellow – the man at the top.
If the spider lets the fly walk out too easily, the fly might suspect it was a put-up job.
If one man does not make a move, the other must, and by permitting the adversary to make the attack one learns something about him.
Counting losers hasn’t been a great success.
An alibi gains in force accordingly as it is unwillingly given.
A man who keeps calm has always a great advantage.
