Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

He whoangers you, conquers you.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

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

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.