Let him who would move the world first move himself.

Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.

Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.

It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to.

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

Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope.

Destiny is not a passive agent that lies in the lap of the Gods, but is an active instrument that lies in your own hands to shape as you will.

If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.

A person who spends more than he earns is a fool

I have had good experience and trial of this world...I know what it is to be a subject, what to be a sovereign, what to have good neighbours, and sometimes meet evil willers. I have found treason in trust, seen great benefits little regarded.

If you're happy, don't worry you'll get over it.

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

In the East, all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East, everybody is against the ego from the very beginning.