Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

To be preparedis half the victory.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

Who can say more than rich praise, that you alone are you?

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

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

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.