Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

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

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.