Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.

Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.

Every aquarium will eventually leak.

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

Don't criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's shoes.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

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

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart.

Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

As the soft yield of water cleaves obstinate stone, So to yield with life solves the insolvable: To yield, I have learned, is to come back again.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.

Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.