The measure of a man is what he does with power.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

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

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

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