Be frank and explicit. That is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others.

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

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

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

One just needs a little alertness to see and find out: Life is really a great cosmic laughter.

Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.

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

The object of the superior man is truth.

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.

Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.

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

I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.

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

If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

Don't criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's shoes.

Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.

It is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.