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

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

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

Youdon't run twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

Do notfind fault, find a remedy.

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.