The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

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

Whenour knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by theillusions of our senses.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

Suspicion begets suspicion.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.