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

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Donot wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Past time is only eviil at a distance.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.

Itisn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.