Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

In all superstitions wise men follow fools.

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 child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.