Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.

Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.

It is a long-cherished tradition among a certain type of military thinker that huge casualties are the main thing. If they are on the other side then this is a valuable bonus.

The intelligence of that creature known as a crowd is the square root of the number of people in it.

It is always useful to face an enemy who is prepared to die for his country, " he read. "This means that both you and he have exactly the same aim in mind.

Men marched away, Vimes. And men marched back. How glorious the battles would have been that they never had to fight!

Were you proposing to shoot these people in cold blood, sergeant?""Nossir. Just a warning shot inna head, sir.

As the legend goes, when the Phoenix resurrects from the flames, she is even more beautiful than before.

Trust compared to a valuable stone that has been shattered, cannot be restored to its original form.

Time heals what reason cannot.

When you're in danger of losing a thing it becomes precious and when it's around us, it's in tedious abundance and we take it for granted as if we're going to live forever, which we're not.

I stay cool, and dig all jive, That's the way I stay alive. My motto, as I live and learn, is Dig and be dug In return.

But I don't necessarily define my faith by going to church every Sunday.

I've gotten into such weird jobs just by word of mouth... Like I didn't try to be an accessory designer, but I had a friend working at the company and I needed a job so that's where I ended up.

Finish each day before you begin the next, and interpose a solid wall of sleep between the two. This you cannot do without temperance.

No one really has a bad life. Not even a bad day. Just bad moments.

Compassion directed to oneself is humility.