Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

Luck never mad a mad man wise

The first duty of love is to listen.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

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

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.