Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

You can not help men permanantly by doing for them what they could do for themselves

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.

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

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.