Don't criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's shoes.

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'.

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.

Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

Desire is the very essence of man.

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.

The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.

What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time.

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

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference.

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

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

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.