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

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

The comforter's head never aches.