Far better to

Far better to
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
  

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Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.
Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits
Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.
To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.
Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.
The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.
If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal
I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.
Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.