Far better to

Far better to
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
  

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It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?
Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.
A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.
Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.
Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.
Self-trust is the first secret of success.
First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.
You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.
The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.
Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.