Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

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

Suspicion begets suspicion.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.

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

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

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

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