Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Superioty and inferiority are individual, not racial or national.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

To beprepared is half the victory.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

The great despisers are the greater reverers.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again