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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The great despisers are the greater reverers.
Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.
If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him
Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.
Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.
It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.
Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.
Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.
If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.
A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.
When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.