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

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

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

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

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