A person who talks about his Inferiors han't any.

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

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

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.