Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

When the eyes says one thing, and the tounge another, a practised man relise on the language of first.

Light is good in whatever lamp it may burn; even as a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

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

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big 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

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