The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.