If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

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

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

The greatest prayer is patience.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.