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

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government