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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One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.
If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him
Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?
Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.
Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.
Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side
If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!
Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.
Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.
Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.
A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.
Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.