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

Badplanning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.