One of the lessons

One of the lessons
One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.
  

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In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.
Toevery answer you can find a new question.
Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.
Past time is only eviil at a distance.
A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.
To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.
Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.
There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.
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