By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

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

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Unresolved:A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.