Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.

Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence.

If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

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.

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

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

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

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

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.

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.

Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.

Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.

Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.

If you buy what you do not need, you will need what you cannot buy.

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.

I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference.

Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage.