Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about.

You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same.

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

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

Learned we may be with another man's learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.

Meditation will bring you sensitivity, a great sense of belonging to the world. It is our world - the stars are ours, and we are not foreigners here. We are part of it, we are the heart of it.

A precedent embalms a principle.

Where you stand depends on where you sit.

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

Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

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.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.