Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

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

The property of power is to protect.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

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