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

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.