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

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.