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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Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.
Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.
To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.
Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.
Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.
Assumptionof cooperative goals leads to viewing the conflict as a common problem to besolved for mutual benefit.
Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.
We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.
Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.
Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.
Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.