Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

To err is human; to forgive is divine pathway

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

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

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

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.