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

Step after step the ladder is ascended

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Assumptionof cooperative goals leads to viewing the conflict as a common problem to besolved for mutual benefit.

Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

When a man meets his mates society begins.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.