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

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

To be preparedis half the victory.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

Bring ideas in and treat them royally,for one of them may be the king.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.