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

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.

The comforter's head never aches.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.