Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.
Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.
He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.
Early to bed and early to rise, Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
In the East, all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East, everybody is against the ego from the very beginning.
Turn your wounds into wisdom.
Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.
It's not a question of learning much.On the contrary.It's a question of UNLEARNING much.
Where you stand depends on where you sit.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.
Man's sensitivity to the little things and insensitivity to the greatest are the signs of a strange disorder.
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.
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.
Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.
All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.
It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.
It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.