Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

you can not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

A half truth is a whole lie.

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

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.