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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The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.
I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.
A good conscience is the best divinity.
A newspaper is not just for reporting the news as it is, but to make people angry enough to do something about it
Malicedrinketh its own poison.
He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see thegood.
Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.
To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.
Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.
Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.
This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges