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

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

Ability is poor men's wealth

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

The Shortest distance between two jokes makess a perfect speech.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.