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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Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.
Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.
As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.
If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.
Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.
Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.
There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.
Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.
A faithful friend is medicine of Life.
Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.
I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.