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

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

It isthrough cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes willbe derived.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.