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

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughtd other man by reason of respect or natural love.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possiblility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.

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

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.