Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

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

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

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

A language is like living skin itself.