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

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.

Theeasiest, the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflictwithin an organization is to pretend it does notexist.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.