In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable 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

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.