The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

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

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

Toeffectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the waywe perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to ourcommunication with others.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Every man has enough power left to carry out that of whichhe is convinced.