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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Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.
The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.
In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.
When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.
Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.
Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.
Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.
Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.
Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the
All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.
Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.
You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.