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

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

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

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

To teach isto learn twice.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

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

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.