The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Old fools are more foolish than you ones.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.