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

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

They know enough who know how to learn.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.