Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

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

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.