Where wisdom reigns, there is no conflict between thinking and feeling.

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.

Man is not the creature of circumstances, Circumstances are the creatures of men.

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

Where there is anger, there is always pain underneath.

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

A person who spends more than he earns is a fool

When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

If you are a parent, open doors to unknown directions to the child so he can explore. Don't make him afraid of the unknown,give him support.

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

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

In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

I think, therefore I am.

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