Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Humoris the affectionate communication of insight.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Real swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few but by the acquisition of capacity by all to resist authority when it is abused

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.