Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

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

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

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

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

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.