Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Superioty and inferiority are individual, not racial or national.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Unresolved:A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

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

Donot wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself.

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

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