As is a tale so is life: not how long it is but how good it is is what matters.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.

Don't waste your energy in fighting the old. Use it to build the new.

Determine when you are most effective and energized, then plan your tasks within that time.

Guilt, did I say? In what consists ours, unless in the opinion of an ill-judging world?

Your secret sin vs your destiny you decide which one wins.

We humans are confined to our brane.

Fame for me is like a place, a country I'm taking a tour through.

It's hard to find a book that's safe to write. Because one always goes to dark or difficult places.

In 1966 I became president of the British Computer Society.

I really do think you shoot for that beautiful experience of showing your movie in a crowd or room full of people, or even just one person who happens to go to a matinee screening.