A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

The talker will lead the dog to the meat market.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

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

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

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

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.