The darkest hour is just before it all goes black for good.
It requires moderately high intelligence to be wrong about everything.
You only get so many chances to keep your mouth shut.
A man at philosophy is like a cat up a tree: he can think his way into a lot more trouble than he can think his way out of.
There are people who understand the power of speech, and people who oppose restrictions on speech, but rarely the same people.
An abrasive personality may profit a thinker; it certifies for his followers that they care for the ideas and nothing else.
Fashion can be beautiful, but always by accident, and never for long.
True friends have seen the best in you, and put up with you anyway.
History repeats itself, as farce that is increasingly less funny.
The tinier the discipline, the less room for mediocrity. Miniatures have to be perfect.