Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

Nostrength within, no respect without.

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

Some People strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

The present is never a happy state to any being

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

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

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.