Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

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

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

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

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

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

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.