Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

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

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.