Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.
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.
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.
All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.
A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.
Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic
Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
It is not the strength, but the duration, of great sentiments that makes great men.
There is no question climate change is happening. The only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.
Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.
If we know exactly where we're going, exactly how to get there, and exactly what we'll see along the way, we won't learn anything.
Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.
What's done can't be undone.
Criticize the act, not the person.
Never ruin an apology with an excuse.
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
It's not a question of learning much.On the contrary.It's a question of UNLEARNING much.
The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.