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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Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.
Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.
Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.
Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.
Imaginationis the eye of your soul.
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.
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.
Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.