Nevercut what you can untie.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

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 cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.