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

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

God made time, but man made haste.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

Be yourself and speak your mind today, though it contradicts all you have said before.