The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

A person who talks about his Inferiors han't any.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

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

Patience is the art of hoping.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.