Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

He who is unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

The cliche that education never ends virtually ensures that it does'nt begin.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

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

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.