Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.

Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

The one you buy will be the only one that doesn't work.

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?

We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.

Appearances often are deceiving.

Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.

Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.

He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

The path to success is to take massive, determined action.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.

Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

All great achievements require time.

Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.