Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to knowhim better.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

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

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

A person who talks about his Inferiors han't any.

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

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.