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

To err is human; to forgive is divine pathway

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Extremiststhink communication means agreeing with them.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.