It is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.

I think, therefore I am.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.

You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it.

Let there be spaces in your togetherness.

If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.

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

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don't honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.

Time wounds all heels.

What's real and what's true aren't necessarily the same.

I don't like definitions, but if there is a definition of freedom, it would be when you have control over your reality to transform it, to change it, rather than having it imposed upon you. You can't really ask for more than that.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

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

I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.

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