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.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

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

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

We arethe prisoners of ideas.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.