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

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

Your inner world has its own taste, has its own fragrance, has its own light. And it is utterly silent.

To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.

In moments of great grief, that’s where you look and immerse yourself. You realise you are not immortal, you are not a god, you are part of the natural world and you come to accept that.

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

It's not a question of learning much.On the contrary.It's a question of UNLEARNING much.

If you don't know where you're from, you'll have a hard time saying where you're going.

To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact

The lie is a condition of life.

If you don't like someone's story, write your own.

What's done can't be undone.

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.

It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

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

The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.

Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an insult to creation not to experience it fully. Temperance is wickedness.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.