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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It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.
Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.
What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.
Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.
If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.
It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.
Freedom can only be real if it is freedom for those think differently.
He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.
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One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.