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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People who do not believe in miracles are not realist.
In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.
Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.
The first duty of love is to listen.
Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.
Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.
We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.
Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.
Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.
We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.