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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Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.
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You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.
Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.
If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.
A danger forseen is half avoided.
Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.
Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.
The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.