Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

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

They know enough who know how to learn.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

Thereare two sides to every question.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.