A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

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

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

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Thework will teach you how to do it.

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

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

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.