Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Sometimeswe have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

He whoangers you, conquers you.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.