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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None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.
The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.
A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.
One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.
Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.
Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Our longingfor understandingis Eternal.
Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.
It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.
Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.