The hardeststep is over the threshold.

A man without imagination is like a bird without wings.

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

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.