Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Light is good in whatever lamp it may burn; even as a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Ittakes time to save time.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

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