A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

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 be preparedis half the victory.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

The Shortest distance between two jokes makess a perfect speech.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.