He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Faith is continuation of reason.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

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

Buying ischeaper than asking.

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.