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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A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.
Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.
Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.
I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.
Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.
When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.
Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.
Books without the knowledge of life are useless.
Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.
Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.
A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughtd other man by reason of respect or natural love.