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

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

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

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.

Themost important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.

I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

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