The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

People who fight with fire usually end up with ashes.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

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

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable