Renown and repose

Renown and repose
Renown and repose do not go together.
  

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We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.
Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.
In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.
Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.
A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.
Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.
Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.
A man's ruin lies in his tongue.
A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.
Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.
Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola