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

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

Oursubconscious minds have no sense of humor, play no jokes, and cannot tell thedifference between reality and an imagined thought or image. What wecontinually think about eventually will manifest in our lives.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.