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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It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.
Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.
Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.
All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.
You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.
Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.
What is required is sight and insight, then you might add one more excite.
The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.
He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.
Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.
I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.