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

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

Thereare two sides to every question.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.