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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Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.
Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.
He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.
Trust exists; only lies are invented.
Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.
Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.
Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.
Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.
There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.
Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.
Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.