Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

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

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.