Better beggar woman and single than Queen and married.
A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.
Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.
The cure for pain is in the pain.
Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it
Only from the heart can you touch the sky.
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.
The ethos of redemption is realized in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.
The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Attitude, not Aptitude, determines Altitude.
Be realistic: Plan for a miracle
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to.
Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.
Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.
The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason.
You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.
