A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

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

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

In aconflict, being willing to change allows you to move from a point of view toa viewing point a higher, moreexpansive place, from which you can see both sides.

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

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.