The warexisting between the senses and reason.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

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

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.