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

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the one feeling it. Probably the only thing that is your own. I like mine.

The object of the superior man is truth.

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.

Only idiots refuse to change their minds.

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.

If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.

All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.

It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.

Anywhere you go in the world is what you make of it, not what you read in books.

Where there is anger, there is always pain underneath.

One who loses wealth loses much. One who loses a friend loses more. But one who loses courage loses all.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

If we know exactly where we're going, exactly how to get there, and exactly what we'll see along the way, we won't learn anything.

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens

If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.