Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

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