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

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

They know enough who know how to learn.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

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

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.