Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Repentance is the attempt of the inner man to return home after wonderful night out

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

You can't unscramble an egg.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Symanpathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well

Extremiststhink communication means agreeing with them.

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

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.