To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

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

Nothing is a permanent except change.

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.