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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At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.
Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.
It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.
Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.
Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.
Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.
Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.
The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.
Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.
If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.