If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

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

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.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.