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

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.