It is a strange

It is a strange
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.
  

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Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.
Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.
The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.
All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.
A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.
Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.
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Whospreads, sows; Who listens, reaps.
Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.
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Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.
To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.