But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
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.
Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.
Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence.
It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.
A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
There is no question climate change is happening. The only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.
Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.
Let him who would move the world first move himself.
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
One just needs a little alertness to see and find out: Life is really a great cosmic laughter.
The object of the superior man is truth.
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.
Kind words don't cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
