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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Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.
We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.
The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.
Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side
Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination
Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.
Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.
The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.
Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.
I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.
Cooperativeconflict builds people up, strengthens their relationships, and gets thingsdone.