All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope.

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

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

Let there be spaces in your togetherness.

He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

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

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid

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

I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.

I have had good experience and trial of this world...I know what it is to be a subject, what to be a sovereign, what to have good neighbours, and sometimes meet evil willers. I have found treason in trust, seen great benefits little regarded.

Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.

Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage.

What you're thinking is what you're becoming.

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.