All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

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

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Every advantage has its tax

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Faith is continuation of reason.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

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