Far better to

Far better to
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
  

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The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.
In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.
You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.
To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.
It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.
Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.
Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important
The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.
Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.
Better ask ten times than go astray once.
Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.
Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.