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

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

People say law but they mean wealth.

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

No strength within, no respect without.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

Oppositesattract and then can't stand each other.

Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.