Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Tofight fear, act. To increase fear wait, put off, postpone.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

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

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Genius is a long impatience.