Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

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

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

What is required is sight and insight, then you might add one more excite.

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

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.