Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

The warexisting between the senses and reason.

The World is but, a school of inquiry.

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

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

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

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

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

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.