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

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

Neversay more than is necessary.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.