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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I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.
Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.
He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.
Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.
Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.
If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.
Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.
He whoangers you, conquers you.
Duringa negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leavepersonalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities moreobjectively.
Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.
No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.