It is a lesson

It is a lesson
It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.
  

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Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?
I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.
When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.
The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.
If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.
Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.
Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.
The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.
Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.
Neversay more than is necessary.
Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.
Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.