The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

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

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

Treatpeople as if they were, what they ought to be andyou help them become what they are capable of being.

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.

The Shortest distance between two jokes makess a perfect speech.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

Our distrust is very expensive.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.