When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

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

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

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