A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

Luck never mad a mad man wise

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

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

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

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

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

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