Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

So longas a man is angry he cannot be in the right.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

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

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.