The desire of

The desire of
The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.
  

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Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.
Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.
Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free
Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.
There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.
I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.
If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.
I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.
I give myself,sometimes, admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.
Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.
There is much more learning than knowing in the world.