Method is more important than strength, when you wish to control your enemies. By dropping golden beads near a snake, a crow once managed To have a passer-by kill the snake for the beads.

Quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

The greatest firmness is the greatest mercy.

Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose.

Something attempted, something done, Has earned a nights repose.

Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think.

Give what you have to somebody, it may be better than you think.

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

People demand freedom only when they have no power.

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak

There is no grief like the grief that does not speak

Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is...

Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is...

Evil is only good perverted.

Evil is only good perverted.

The human voice is the organ of the soul.

The human voice is the organ of the soul.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.

The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

Be still, sad heart, and cease repining; Behind the clouds the sun is shining; Thy...

Be still, sad heart, and cease repining; Behind the clouds the sun is shining; Thy...

However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.

However things may seem, no evil thing is success and no good thing is failure.

Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while...

Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while...

Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal...

Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal...

Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.

Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.

I feel a kind of reverence for the first books of young authors. There is...

I feel a kind of reverence for the first books of young authors. There is...

It is difficult to know at what moment love begins; it is less difficult to...

It is difficult to know at what moment love begins; it is less difficult to...

Be the kind of person you would like to be with. Some people come into...

Be the kind of person you would like to be with. Some people come into...

The easiest kind of relationship for me is with 10,000 people. The hardest is with...

The easiest kind of relationship for me is with 10,000 people. The hardest is with...