Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

He who is unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

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

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

You must remember that all work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there to wake up the soul.