The best prophet

The best prophet
The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.
  

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Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.
Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.
The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.
The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.
Better hazard than always be in fear.
The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They
Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.
I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.
Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.
Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.
Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.