A half truth is a whole lie.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

A language is like living skin itself.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Those who trust us educate us.

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

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