A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

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

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

If wemanage conflict constructively, we harness its energy for creativity and development.

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain