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 thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Evil alone has oil for every wheel

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.