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

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind

Power never takes a back step only in the face of morepower.