Doubt is the origin of wisdom

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.

Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.

No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

You want a love which is born out of meditation, not born out of the mind.

He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

Achievement brings its own anticlimax.

Everything excellent is as difficult as it is rare.

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

The one you buy will be the only one that doesn't work.

What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.