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

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

Think big, believe big and act big for gaining victory over your difficulties.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.