Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

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

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.