A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

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

Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

Well done is better than well said.

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.