Usesoft words and hard arguments.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

The comforter's head never aches.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

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

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.