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

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

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

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Bestill when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

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