To understand everything is to forgive everything.

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

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Thework will teach you how to do it.

I willprepare and some day my chance will come.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

Freedom can only be real if it is freedom for those think differently.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

You can't unscramble an egg.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.