Civilization, in a sly

Civilization, in a sly
Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.
  

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The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.
Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares
Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.
I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.
You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.
When weblame, we give away our power.
The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.
The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.
The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.
Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, notof words. Trust movement.
The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.
To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.