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Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

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

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.