In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

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

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

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

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

Neversay more than is necessary.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

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