Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

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

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.