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

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

Most people suspended their judgement till somebody else has expressed his own and then they respect it.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.