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

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

We areall faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised asimpossible situations.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Throughconflict we get to unity.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.