The cliche that education never ends virtually ensures that it does'nt begin.

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

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.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

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

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

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

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.