To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.

Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens

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

It was a melancholy secret that reality can arouse desires but never satisfy them.

There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.

You don't become what you want, you become what you believe

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

Anywhere you go in the world is what you make of it, not what you read in books.

It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.

Destiny is not a passive agent that lies in the lap of the Gods, but is an active instrument that lies in your own hands to shape as you will.

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

If you are a parent, open doors to unknown directions to the child so he can explore. Don't make him afraid of the unknown,give him support.

The more skilled you are at something, the worse you are at it when showing someone.

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.

To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.