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

Pleasant words are the food of love.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.