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

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.