He who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.
Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.
What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied.
He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
Your inner world has its own taste, has its own fragrance, has its own light. And it is utterly silent.
Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.
Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.
Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.
Work is the price which is paid for reputation.
It is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.
A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
