Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

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

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.