Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

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

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

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

Whoever is winning the race will always seem to be invincible.

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

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

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.