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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A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.
Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.
Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.
All your fingernails grow with no convenient speed except broken one.
Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.
You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.
Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.
Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.
Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.
The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.
Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits
Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.