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 less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

We make our friends, we make our enemies, but God makes our next-door neighbours.