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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Evil alone has oil for every wheel
Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.
The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.
At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
Treatpeople as if they were, what they ought to be andyou help them become what they are capable of being.
Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.
Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.
If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.
Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.
Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.