The art of writing is the art of restraint.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

He understands badly who listens badly.

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

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

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.