The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

People who fight with fire usually end up with ashes.

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

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 isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.