It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Whodigs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

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