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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You grow up the day you have first real laugh - at yourself
Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.
Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.
Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.
Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.
We arethe prisoners of ideas.
A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.
No strength within, no respect without.
The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.
If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.
The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.
Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical