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.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

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 last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

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

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

Peopleshould talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speechaltogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to sayvisually.

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.