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

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Bring ideas in and treat them royally,for one of them may be the king.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.