A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.