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

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

It isthrough cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes willbe derived.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

The first duty of love is to listen.