Happiness is the absence of suffering. I think its an interesting way of looking at it. I think the absence of suffering exists very rarely in the world we live in. – Julie Christie
I consider it a mark of great prudence in a man to abstain from threats or any contemptuous expressions, for neither of these weaken the enemy, but threats make him more cautious, and the other excites his hatred, and a desire to revenge himself. – Niccolo Machiavelli
