Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

COURAGE IS THE FLEEING FORWARD.

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

Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

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 civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.