Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

So longas a man is angry he cannot be in the right.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

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

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

He understands badly who listens badly.

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.