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

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

All great achievements require time.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first

We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?

Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.

There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

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

The first thing you'll have to do, is the last thing you wished.

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.

Don't criticize what you can't understand.

It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.

The heart has its reasons which reason knows not.