Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

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

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.