The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

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

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

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

Don't be took quick to belive anything you read.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

God made time, but man made haste.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

Aproblem is a chance for you to do your best.