One ofthe lessons

One ofthe lessons
One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.
  

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There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.
The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.
Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.
If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.
To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.
There are always two forces warring against each other within us.
Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.
Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.
Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.
Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.
Usesoft words and hard arguments.
There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.