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

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes