He deserves small trust who is not privy counsellor to himself.
—John M. Ford
Topics: Secrecy
If you do not wish a thing heard, do not say it.
—John M. Ford
Topics: Rationality
Contentment gives a crown, where fortune hath denied it.
—John M. Ford
Topics: Contentment
You are not ready to count your enemy’s losses until you have learned to count your own. And remember that some enemies will never have learned to count.
—John M. Ford
Topics: Rationality
Revenge proves its own executioner.
—John M. Ford
Topics: Revenge
Titles of honor add not to his worth, who is himself an honor to his title.
—John M. Ford
Topics: Titles
In any war there are always more of the enemy than you think, and there are always allies you never knew you had.
—John M. Ford
Topics: Rationality
Happy the kings whose thrones are founded on their people’s hearts.
—John M. Ford
Topics: Kings
Delay in vengeance gives a heavier blow.
—John M. Ford
Topics: One liners, Revenge, Vengeance
You can speak well if your tongue can deliver the message of your heart.
—John M. Ford
Topics: Speakers, Speaking
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