The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

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

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.