Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

The object of the superior man is truth.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.

Love make us poets, and the approach of death should make us philosophers.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

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

There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about.

Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.

The more skilled you are at something, the worse you are at it when showing someone.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.

Think globally, act locally.

If you don't behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you behave.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.

Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value.

Everything excellent is as difficult as it is rare.

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