Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

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

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Now-a-days women don't hire domestic help-they marry it.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.