It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

In art, as in love, instinct is enogh.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

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.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

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

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.