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

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

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

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.