Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Our longingfor understandingis Eternal.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

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

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.

Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.