In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

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

I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.

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

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.

The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.

Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

As the soft yield of water cleaves obstinate stone, So to yield with life solves the insolvable: To yield, I have learned, is to come back again.

It is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.

I have had good experience and trial of this world...I know what it is to be a subject, what to be a sovereign, what to have good neighbours, and sometimes meet evil willers. I have found treason in trust, seen great benefits little regarded.

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

If you are a parent, open doors to unknown directions to the child so he can explore. Don't make him afraid of the unknown,give him support.

What can't be cured must be endured.

There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about.

Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.