Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Don'tthrow out the baby with the bath water.