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

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Don'tjudge a book by its cover.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

Every advantage has its tax