If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

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

The repetition in nature may not be a mere recurrence. It may e a theatrical "encore"

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.