Ability is poor men's wealth

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

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

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Everyoneis kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.