Let him who would move the world first move himself.

Man's sensitivity to the little things and insensitivity to the greatest are the signs of a strange disorder.

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

When you learn, teach, when you get, give.

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

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

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

How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.

Drop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece. You cannot be improved. You have only to come to it, to know it, to realize it.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

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

It's not a question of learning much.On the contrary.It's a question of UNLEARNING much.

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

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.

Yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.