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

Money is what things run into and people run out of

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

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

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

Step after step the ladder is ascended

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.