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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By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.
Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.
I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.
Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.
Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise
A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.
Better ask ten times than go astray once.
Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.
Better hazard than always be in fear.
The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.
Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.
People loan their trust, they don't give it.