Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

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

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

A room without books is a body without soul

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

What is well done is done soon enough.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.