You want a love which is born out of meditation, not born out of the mind.

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

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

If you buy what you do not need, you will need what you cannot buy.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid

Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes.

If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

The experience gathered from books, though often valuable,is but the nature of learning whereas the experience gained from actual life is of the nature of wisdom.

Desire is the very essence of man.

Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence.

I write with experiences in mind, but I don't write about them, I write out of them.

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

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

Attitude, not Aptitude, determines Altitude.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

A friend to all is a friend to none

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.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is the easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.

Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.