Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

People who fight with fire usually end up with ashes.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Nevercut what you can untie.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains

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

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

There is no passion in life as intense as the desire to change someone else's draft.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

To be preparedis half the victory.