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

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

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

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

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

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Light is good in whatever lamp it may burn; even as a rose is beautiful in whatever garden it may bloom.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.