One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

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

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

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