It is a lesson

It is a lesson
It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.
  

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Liberation is not deliverance.
To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.
The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.
Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.
Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.
Science has achieved more for the emancipation of masses than the wisdom of sages.
Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.
Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.
Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.
Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.
Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.
Makesure you leave some fat for the other side.