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

Hearme, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

There is a foolish corner in the brain of wisest man.

Discord gives a relish to concord.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.