He who gainsa

He who gainsa
He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.
  

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Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.
The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.
The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.
Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.
A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon.
The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.
He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.
If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.
Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.
Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.
Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.
Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.