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

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

The most successful man in the life is the man who has the best information.

The hardest thing to disguise is you feelings when you put a lot of relatives on the train for home.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

It's notthe will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.