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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Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.
A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.
Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.
A bad workman never gets a good tool.
The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.
To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.
Instinct is the nose of the mind.
To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.
Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.
Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.
Takecare, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you willforever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make adifference, if you choose to do so.
Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.