It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an insult to creation not to experience it fully. Temperance is wickedness.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied.

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

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

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

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

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty.

It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.

Anywhere you go in the world is what you make of it, not what you read in books.

To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.

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

Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.

Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

I dream. Sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.

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