Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

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

Tofight fear, act. To increase fear wait, put off, postpone.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

Words should be scattered like seeds, no matter how small the seed may be, its it has one found favourable ground, it unfolds its strength.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.