Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain

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

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

Be yourself and speak your mind today, though it contradicts all you have said before.

Those who trust us educate us.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.