Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens

Desire is the very essence of man.

The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.

He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Think globally, act locally.

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

Better beggar woman and single than Queen and married.

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

If you don't know where you're from, you'll have a hard time saying where you're going.

When you learn, teach, when you get, give.

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.

Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

Only idiots refuse to change their minds.

The lie is a condition of life.

Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.