Drop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece. You cannot be improved. You have only to come to it, to know it, to realize it.
The object of the superior man is truth.
He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Why fit in when you were born to stand out?
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
The more skilled you are at something, the worse you are at it when showing someone.
True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.
Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
Appearances often are deceiving.
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.
It is tact that is golden, not silence.
You place too much importance... on the so-called purity of blood! You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!
Learned we may be with another man's learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own.
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid