Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Hearme, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

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

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou