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 Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him!
 [Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann read more 
 Neither art thou the man to catch the fiend and hold him!
 [Ger., Du bist noch nicht der Mann den Teufel festzuhalten.] 
The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to this problem lies in the read more
The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.
The most powerful person is he who is able to do least himself and burden others most with the things read more
The most powerful person is he who is able to do least himself and burden others most with the things for which he lends his name and pockets the credit.
 So mightiest powers buy deepest calms are fed,
 And sleep, how oft, in things that gentlest be!
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 So mightiest powers buy deepest calms are fed,
 And sleep, how oft, in things that gentlest be!
   - Barry Cornwall (pseudonym of Bryan Waller Procter), 
Iron hand in a velvet glove.
Iron hand in a velvet glove.
 God deliver me from the venom of the cobra, the tooth
of the tiger, and the vengeance of the Afghan.  
 God deliver me from the venom of the cobra, the tooth
of the tiger, and the vengeance of the Afghan. 
Each one of us has the power to make others feel better or worse. Making others feel better is much read more
Each one of us has the power to make others feel better or worse. Making others feel better is much more fun than making others feel worse. Making others feel better generally makes us feel better.
 Men are never very wise and select in the exercise of a new 
power.  
 Men are never very wise and select in the exercise of a new 
power. 
A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough read more
A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.