When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it.

Kind words don't cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.

If you have no problems, then you have no clue to what is going.

Man's sensitivity to the little things and insensitivity to the greatest are the signs of a strange disorder.

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.

And this sensitivity will create new friendships for you - friendships with trees, with birds, with animals, with mountains, with rivers, with oceans, with stars. Life becomes richer as love grows.

I dream. Sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.

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

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

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

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

Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.