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

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

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

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Personal appearance is looking the best you can for the money.