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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What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.
War does not determine who is right - only who is left
Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.
To believein something, and not to live it, is dishonest.
Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.
Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.
Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.
Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.
Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.
It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.
A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.
No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.