Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
The oldest, shortest words- 'yes' and 'no'- are those which require the most thought.
Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.
It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.
Appearances often are deceiving.
Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.
Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.
Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.
Wisdom begins at the end.
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously
Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.
To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs, senses, faculties - of all those parts of ourselves which give us the feeling of existence
It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.
The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.