Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

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

Stability is not immobility