It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

A room without books is a body without soul

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.

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

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

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

Do notfind fault, find a remedy.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.