When you use the same phrase backward and forward in the same sentence, you're creating a "shismus." Here's a few from I've collected:

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things.

People need a leader more than a leader needs people.

Don't count the days, make the days count.

The gambling known as business looks with austere disfavor upon the business known as gambling.

And one my all time favorites:

Id rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy. :eek:

I'm sure there's many more...

"Why is it that the people who have the power generally lack the wisdom,
and the people who have the wisdom generally lack the power?"