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

Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.

Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.

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

The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

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

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

A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.

Early to bed and early to rise, Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

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

If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.

Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the one feeling it. Probably the only thing that is your own. I like mine.

Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

Take care of the pieces well. The whole will take care of itself.

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

The more skilled you are at something, the worse you are at it when showing someone.