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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If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!
The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.
When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.
Well done is better than well said.
A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.
To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.
Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.
Worry is a circle of inefficient thoughts whirling about a point of fear.
Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.
Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.
Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.
A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.