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

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted into energy,even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that can movethe world.

The cliche that education never ends virtually ensures that it does'nt begin.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.