Silence is argument carried out by other means.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

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

If anenemy is annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.