A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

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

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

It'swhen you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.