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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There is no knowledge that is not power.
It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.
Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.
Badplanning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.
There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.
Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.
Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.
It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.
Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.
Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.