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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Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.
A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.
Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.
Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.
Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.
Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.
A teleision set is like a toaster. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time.
Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.
A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.
To teach isto learn twice.
A lie has no leg, but a scandel has wings
It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.