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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I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.
We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.
If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.
Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.
The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.
It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.
Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.
Men are cruel, but man is kind.
Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.
Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.