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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Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.
It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.
Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.
A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.
My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.
People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...
The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.
Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!
Malicedrinketh its own poison.
We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.