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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Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.
The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.
Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.
Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.
Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.
We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.
None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.
A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.
We arethe prisoners of ideas.
Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.
Ifanyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view.
The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.