Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

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

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possiblility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

The amount of effort put into a campaign by a worker expands in proportion to the personal benefits that he will derive from his party's victory.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.