Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

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

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

Our errors are steps on the way.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

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

As long as there is life there is danger.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

Health and Cheerfulness mutually begets each other.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.