Necessity truns lion into fox.

Kindness it is that bring forth kindness.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

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

Use softwords and hard arguments.

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

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.