A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

God made time, but man made haste.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

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

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Non-cooperationis a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for theopposite views.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.