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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A quiettongue shows a wise head.
It's notthe will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.
No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.
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We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.
Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.
Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.
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Personal appearance is looking the best you can for the money.
Words should be scattered like seeds, no matter how small the seed may be, its it has one found favourable ground, it unfolds its strength.
Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.
Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.