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

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.