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

Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not hethat you wrong but yourself.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

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

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Thereare two sides to every question.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

Renown and repose do not go together.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.