To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

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

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

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.

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Humoris the affectionate communication of insight.

Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

As a final incentive before giving up a