A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

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

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

Hearme, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Evena sheet of paper has two sides.