Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

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

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.