Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.

Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.

The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.

Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.

Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

Those who see the invisible can do the impossible.

Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more

Your inner world has its own taste, has its own fragrance, has its own light. And it is utterly silent.

The lie is a condition of life.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

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

Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.