Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

The present is never a happy state to any being

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.

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

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.