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

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

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

Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.

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

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.

It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.

Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.

The future is uncertain but the end is always near.

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.