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

I willprepare and some day my chance will come.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.