Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

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

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.