As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

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

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.