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

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

The greatest prayer is patience.

There is no passion in life as intense as the desire to change someone else's draft.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.