All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

Cheat me in the price but not in the goods i purchase.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

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

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Kindness it is that bring forth kindness.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.