Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

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

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.