Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

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

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

Speakwhen you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.