If you buy what you do not need, you will need what you cannot buy.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.
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.
Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.
The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.
Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.
True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.
Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
Desire is the very essence of man.
Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value.
Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.
I have had good experience and trial of this world...I know what it is to be a subject, what to be a sovereign, what to have good neighbours, and sometimes meet evil willers. I have found treason in trust, seen great benefits little regarded.
Learned we may be with another man's learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own.
He who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.
It has seemed to be more necessary to have regard to the weight of words rather than to their number.
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.
A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.