It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

Worry is a circle of inefficient thoughts whirling about a point of fear.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

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

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.