Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again

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

He whoangers you, conquers you.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.