The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

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

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.