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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You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.
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.
Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.
In God we trust; all others pay cash.
If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.
Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.
Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.
The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.
Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.
The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.