The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

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

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

Work without faith is like at attempt to reach a bottom-less pit.