Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

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.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

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

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Ittakes time to save time.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

A half truth is a whole lie.

Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.