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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A quiettongue shows a wise head.
Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.
Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.
People who fight with fire usually end up with ashes.
Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.
The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.
If you don't know where you're going, you'll end upsomewhere else.
Quarrelsend, but words once spoken never die.
A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out
Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.
Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.