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

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

The Natural flights of Human mind are not from Pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

So longas a man is angry he cannot be in the right.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.