Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

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

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

The major cause of traffic accidents is that men put into their cars as much ego as petrol.