All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope.
The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little
Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
The greatest power we have is the power of choice.
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?
Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.
The future is uncertain but the end is always near.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.
Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy
Turn your wounds into wisdom.
Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.
Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
You don't want to lose your old friend - the misery - You have invested too much into false - Hence the fear to be exposed -to be true - to be naked as you are.
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to.
A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.
When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.