Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

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

Be curious, not judgmental.

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

Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.

Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

It is not the strength, but the duration, of great sentiments that makes great men.

Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.

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

The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.

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

Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more

A friend to all is a friend to none