The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

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

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 present is never a happy state to any being

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

Genius is a long impatience.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.