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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We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.
If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.
All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare
Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.
Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.
If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.
Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.
Nostrength within, no respect without.
Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.
You don'thave to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth. Success hasmade failures of many men.
Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.