Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

He whoangers you, conquers you.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

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