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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Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.
As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.
Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind
One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.
If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.
Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.
Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.
Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.
Power comes from sincere service
The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.
Allthings at first appear difficult.
Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character