Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

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

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

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

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

Example is better than following it.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.