Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

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

There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.

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