A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

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

There is no knowledge that is not power.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

There is no knowledge that is not power.