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 may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

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

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

A bad workman never gets a good tool.

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.