Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

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