Yes, be different, but not for the vanities of being different.

Just because something isn't a lie does not mean that it isn't deceptive. A liar knows that he is a liar, but one who speaks mere portions of truth in order to deceive is a craftsman of destruction.

When you're the only sane person, you look like the only insane person.

A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains.

Wise men are not pacifists; they are merely less likely to jump up and retaliate against their antagonizers. They know that needless antagonizers are virtually already insecure enough.

Telling an introvert to go to a party is like telling a saint to go to Hell.

The hated man is the result of his hater's pride rather than his hater's conscience.