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

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing: