Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.
Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.
The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.
A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.
The greatest power we have is the power of choice.
Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.
There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.
The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.
Doubt is the origin of wisdom
Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.
The first thing you'll have to do, is the last thing you wished.
Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,to the releasing of a trigger.
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
If you don't know where you're from, you'll have a hard time saying where you're going.
To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact
Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
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.
