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

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Conflict is neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

To err is human; to forgive is divine pathway

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.