Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

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

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

Hearme, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.