The more you seat in peace, the less you bleed in war

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

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

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!