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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It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.
Trust exists; only lies are invented.
Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day
The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.
When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.
It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.
If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.
Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.
To everyanswer you can find a new question.
WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.
Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.
Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.