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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Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.
Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.
It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.
The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.
Usesoft words and hard arguments.
It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.
Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.
No one lies as much as the indignant do.
If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.
It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.