I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

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

Ittakes time to save time.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

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.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

When weblame, we give away our power.

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

You don'thave to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth. Success hasmade failures of many men.