He who is overcautious will accomplish little.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

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

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

Example is better than following it.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.