The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

No matterhow thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

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

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.