Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

True miracle are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence God has given him

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

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

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

There is no knowledge that is not power.