There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

We donot have to agree; we do need to understand.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Light is good in whatever lamp it may burn; even as a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.

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