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

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Outside noisy, inside empty.

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.