Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time.

Where there is anger, there is always pain underneath.

The cure for pain is in the pain.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Wisdom begins at the end.

Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.

Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty.

In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.

One new feature or fresh take can change everything.

Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Be curious, not judgmental.

Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a general natural law

If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the one feeling it. Probably the only thing that is your own. I like mine.

Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.

Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value.