Welearn little from

Welearn little from
Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.
  

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I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.
To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.
Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.
A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.
Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.
Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.
I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.
The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.
Imaginationis the eye of your soul.
Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.
A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.
The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.