The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

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

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

Oppositesattract and then can't stand each other.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.