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

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Non-cooperationis a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for theopposite views.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

To exaggrerate is to weaken.