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

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.