The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

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

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.