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 sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Malice drinketh its own poison.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

No matter how good the idea of the other fellow may be, there is always a better one !

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to