Malicedrinketh its own poison.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

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

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

The talker will lead the dog to the meat market.

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

To err is human; to forgive is divine pathway