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

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

You must remember that all work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there to wake up the soul.

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

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

The talker will lead the dog to the meat market.

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .