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

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

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

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

The comforter's head never aches.

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

I willprepare and some day my chance will come.

Wenever have the time to do it right but always have time to do it over.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.