Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

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

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.