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

To beprepared is half the victory.

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

Do notfind fault, find a remedy.

There is a foolish corner in the brain of wisest man.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

God made time, but man made haste.

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.