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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If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.
Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to
Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.
We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.
It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.
Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.
In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.
Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.
Don'tjudge a book by its cover.
Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.