Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant