Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

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

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.

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

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.