Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

A language is like living skin itself.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Necessity truns lion into fox.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

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

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.