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

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

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

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

Hear me,my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Only the educated are free.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.