Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Who digs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

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

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.