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 directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

If error is corrected whenever it is recognized as such,the path of error is the path of truth.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.