Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

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

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.