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

When the eyes says one thing, and the tounge another, a practised man relise on the language of first.

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

You can not help men permanantly by doing for them what they could do for themselves

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.