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

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

A bad workman never gets a good tool.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

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

Don'tconsider your reputation and you may do anything you like.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.