A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

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

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.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

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

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

It's good to shut up sometimes.