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

Ability is poor men's wealth

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

When work is pleasure, life is joy.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.