The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

The oldest, shortest words- 'yes' and 'no'- are those which require the most thought.

Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.

Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.

There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart.

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.

I write with experiences in mind, but I don't write about them, I write out of them.

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

I think, therefore I am.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

If you don't like someone's story, write your own.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a general natural law

Be curious, not judgmental.

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the one feeling it. Probably the only thing that is your own. I like mine.

The path to success is to take massive, determined action.

Meditation will bring you sensitivity, a great sense of belonging to the world. It is our world - the stars are ours, and we are not foreigners here. We are part of it, we are the heart of it.

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