"See how he throws his baited lines..." - Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr
See how he throws his baited lines about,/And plays his men as anglers play their trout.
More by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr
“I hate paying taxes. But I love the civilization they give me”
“Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.”
“A pun does not commonly justify a blow in return. But if a blow were given for such cause, and death ensued, the jury would be judges both of the facts and of the pun, and might, if the latter were of an aggravated character, return a verdict of justifiable homicide.”
More on Manipulation
“Don't impose your will through manipulation of aggressive emotions and actions.”
“He who refuses praise the first time that it is offered does so because he would hear it a second time.”
“Facts must be manipulated; some must be brightened; others shaded; yet, in the process, they must never lose their integrity.”
More on Power
“If I stay on for the time being, bearing the burden at my age, it is not because of love for power or office. I have had an ample share of both. If I stay it is because I have a feeling that I may, through things that have happened, have an influence about what I care about above all else, the building of a sure and lasting peace.”
“The tyranny of the many would be when one body takes over the rights of others, and then exercises its power to change the laws in its favor.”
“What people do for the struggle of power is madness.”