I hold it to be

I hold it to be
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
  

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Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.
When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.
Don'tconsider your reputation and you may do anything you like.
It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.
We donot have to agree; we do need to understand.
Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.
Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.
Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical
All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare
The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.
If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore
The most successful man in the life is the man who has the best information.