If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.

Destiny is not a passive agent that lies in the lap of the Gods, but is an active instrument that lies in your own hands to shape as you will.

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

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

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

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it

All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.

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.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

In moments of great grief, that’s where you look and immerse yourself. You realise you are not immortal, you are not a god, you are part of the natural world and you come to accept that.

I write with experiences in mind, but I don't write about them, I write out of them.

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.