By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't leads anywhere.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

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

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.