Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Fools rush in where fools have been before.

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

Themost important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

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

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

What we seek we shall find, what we flee from flee from us.