To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

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

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

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

Renown and repose do not go together.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.