It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Don'tconsider your reputation and you may do anything you like.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.