Far better to think

Far better to think
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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When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.
Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.
Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.
To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.
Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.
Trust exists; only lies are invented.
A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possiblility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.
A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.
Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.
The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.
To everyanswer you can find a new question.