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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The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.
He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.
A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.
Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.
It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.
Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.
A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
Old fools are more foolish than you ones.
There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.
Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.
The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.