The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

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

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Donot wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself.

Centralization as a system is inconsistent with a non-voilent structure of society.

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Necessity truns lion into fox.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.