Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

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

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

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