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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Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.
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.
Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.
It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.
Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.
The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.
The power to do good is also the power to do harm.
Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.
A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.