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

Every advantage has its tax

Fools rush in where fools have been before.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

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

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

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

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.