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.

Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.