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

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Beware of the chap who reminds you that you can't take it with you . he'll try to take it with him.

Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Peopleshould talk less and draw more. Personally, I would like to renounce speechaltogether and, like organic nature, communicate everything I have to sayvisually.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.