I hold it to be

I hold it to be
I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him
  

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Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.
When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou
Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.
Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.
A quiettongue shows a wise head.
Alexander's last wrds: Bury my body, dont build any monument. Kip my hand outside,so dat d wrld knws,who won th wrld had noting in hand wen dyin.
If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.
To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.
It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.
The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.