“Though we may politically differ in sentiments, yet I see no reason why privately we may not cherish the same esteem for each other which formerly I believe subsisted between us,”

“Non solum nobis, sed patriae”: “Not for ourselves only, but for our country.”21

How is a man, as an intrinsically social animal, to live in relative peace and charity with his neighbors in a world given to passion and conflict?

softer moment and more conciliatory occasion of revising the subject together.”

“Much better … if our companion views a thing in a light different from what we do, to leave him in quiet possession of his view.17 What is the use of rectifying him if the thing be unimportant; and if important let it pass for the present, and wait a

Wythe added a tag from Virgil: “Durate, et vosmet rebus servate secundis.” The line means “Carry on, and preserve yourselves for better times.”

“His powers of conversation were great, yet he always turned it to subjects most familiar to those with whom he conversed, whether laborer, mechanic, or other.”

for in many instances the surer route to winning a friend is not to convince them that you are right but that you care what they think.

He immersed himself in the subtle skills of engaging others, chiefly by offering people that which they value most: an attentive audience to listen to their own visions and views.