Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

When weblame, we give away our power.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

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