A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

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

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.