I hold it to be

I hold it to be
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
  

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Malice drinketh its own poison.
Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.
Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.
One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.
A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.
You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.
Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.
A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.
Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. -Will Rogers
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.
Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.
One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.