Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
If I speak of myself in different ways, that is because I look at myself in different ways.
Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
You don't want to lose your old friend - the misery - You have invested too much into false - Hence the fear to be exposed -to be true - to be naked as you are.
Judge not unless you judge yourself.
You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.
Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.
Destiny is not a passive agent that lies in the lap of the Gods, but is an active instrument that lies in your own hands to shape as you will.
If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.
There is no question climate change is happening. The only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.
An understanding of the natural world is a source of not only great curiosity, but great fulfilment.
To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.
It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.
Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.
Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.
In moments of great grief, that’s where you look and immerse yourself. You realise you are not immortal, you are not a god, you are part of the natural world and you come to accept that.
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.