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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The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.
Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal
I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.
To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.
Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea
Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.
Silenceis the mother of truth.
Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.
Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.
Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.
Insteadof suppressing conflicts, specific channels could be created to make thisconflict explicit, and specific methods could be set up by which the conflictis resolved.
Real swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few but by the acquisition of capacity by all to resist authority when it is abused