Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

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

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

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

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

We areall faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised asimpossible situations.