Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

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

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

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

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

The World is but, a school of inquiry.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.