Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

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

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Real swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few but by the acquisition of capacity by all to resist authority when it is abused

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

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

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.