Power does not

Power does not
Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.
  

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Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.
The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.
Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.
Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.
Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.
Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.
A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.
Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.
When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.
Malice drinketh its own poison.
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.