Far better to think

Far better to think
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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Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?
Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.
I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.
Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.
We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable
The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.
It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.
To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.
Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.
Whenour knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by theillusions of our senses.
The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.
Buyingis cheaper than asking.