We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

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

You don't become what you want, you become what you believe

Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.

It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.

What you're thinking is what you're becoming.

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

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

Achievement brings its own anticlimax.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.

There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.

Kind words don't cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.