And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.

I have had good experience and trial of this world...I know what it is to be a subject, what to be a sovereign, what to have good neighbours, and sometimes meet evil willers. I have found treason in trust, seen great benefits little regarded.

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.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are

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

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.

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

Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.

A person who spends more than he earns is a fool

Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!

Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference.