The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

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

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

There is no evil in the atoms, only in men's souls.