Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Do notfind fault, find a remedy.

Our errors are steps on the way.

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

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.