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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Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.
To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.
I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.
Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.
A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.
The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.
Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.
Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
No matter how good the idea of the other fellow may be, there is always a better one !
The wise man reads both books and life itself.
Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.