Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

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

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Sometimeswe have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to knowhim better.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.