I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

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

Modesty is the clothing of talent.