Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

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

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.