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

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

Oursubconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes, and cannot tell thedifference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What wecontinually think about eventually will manifest in our lives.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations, is really an uncreative mind.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

EDUCATION BEGINS WITH LIFE.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.