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

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

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

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

Manyspeak much who cannot speak well.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.