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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Usesoft words and hard arguments.
Use softwords and hard arguments.
We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.
A status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.
There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.
The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.
The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.
If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous
Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,
A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes
Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.
Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.