A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true.

Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

Where you stand depends on where you sit.

What a liberation to realize that the “voice in my head” is not who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that.

Criticize the act, not the person.

Nothing is as easy as it looks.

Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about.

Never put off for tomorrow, what you can do today.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.

I dream. Sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.

What's done can't be undone.

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.

Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed possible

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

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

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.