Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

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

There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a general natural law

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

Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.

Be curious, not judgmental.

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

Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don't honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.

The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.

It is necessary to keep one's compass in one's eyes and not in the hand, for the hands execute, but the eye judges.

One just needs a little alertness to see and find out: Life is really a great cosmic laughter.

Everything excellent is as difficult as it is rare.

It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.

Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.