The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

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

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Experience keeps a dear school, but tools will learn in no other.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.