It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

Man is not the creature of circumstances, Circumstances are the creatures of men.

Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world.

If you have no problems, then you have no clue to what is going.

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

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

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

You place too much importance... on the so-called purity of blood! You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!

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

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of the intelligence.

Meditation will bring you sensitivity, a great sense of belonging to the world. It is our world - the stars are ours, and we are not foreigners here. We are part of it, we are the heart of it.

Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.