Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

When a man meets his mates society begins.

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

There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.