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

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

The numberone goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain theirself-esteem.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.