I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there...and still on your feet.

We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.

It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.

Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

I dream. Sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.

Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.

I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.

A friend to all is a friend to none

This is something basic to be understood: the ego must come to a peak, it must be strong, it must have attained an integrity only then can you dissolve it.