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

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Habit: the shackles of the free

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

In all superstitions wise men follow fools.

Health and Cheerfulness mutually begets each other.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

People say law but they mean wealth.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.