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.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

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

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.

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

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.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.

Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.

One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope.

How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?

Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic

In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first

Each day is a little life; every waking and rising a little birth; every fresh morning a little youth; every going to rest and sleep a little death.

A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.