Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
Turn your wounds into wisdom.
If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.
The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
Resist much. Obey little.
Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of the intelligence.
Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more
Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic
We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
It takes a great man to be a good listener.
Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character
It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
It is not the strength, but the duration, of great sentiments that makes great men.
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!
Your inner world has its own taste, has its own fragrance, has its own light. And it is utterly silent.
It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.
Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.
