How long should a man's legs be?

«How long should a man's legs be? Long enough to touch the ground» 

J. D. Salinger

You can easily judge the character of a man by

«You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him»

Goethe 

In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than

«In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate»

René Descartes

What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears

«What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy» 

William Butler Yeats

There is some good in this world

«There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for» 

J. R. R. Tolkien 

You never know what is enough unless

«You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough»

William Blake  

As long as nothing happens

«As long as nothing happens anything is possible...»

Graham Greene

All generalizations are false

«All generalizations are false, including this one»

Mark Twain

Our heads are round so

«Our heads are round so though can change direction»

Allen Ginsberg

Unadaptability is often

«Unadaptability is often a virtue»

Flannery O'Connor

There are forms of oppression and domination which become

«There are forms of oppression and domination which become invisible - the new normal» 

Michel Foucault

We are all hunting for rational reasons for

«We are all hunting for rational reasons for believing in the absurd» 

Lawrence Durrell

You've got to work with your mistakes until

«You've got to work with your mistakes until they look intended. Understand ?» 

Raymond Carver

Laugh a lot

«Laugh a lot. It clears the lungs» 

David Hockney

Refusing to have an opinion

«Refusing to have an opinion is a way of having one, isn't it?»

Luigi Pirandello

What has no shadow

«What has no shadow has no strength to live» 

Czeslaw Milosz

Having precise ideas often leads

«Having precise ideas often leads to a man doing nothing»

Paul Valéry