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 a foolish corner in the brain of wisest man.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

You canobserve a lot by just watching.

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.