Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

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

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

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

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

Old fools are more foolish than you ones.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

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

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.