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

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

Don'tthrow out the baby with the bath water.

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

The major cause of traffic accidents is that men put into their cars as much ego as petrol.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.