Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.
A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.
A precedent embalms a principle.
Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.
He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.
The oldest, shortest words- 'yes' and 'no'- are those which require the most thought.
I dream. Sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.
If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
You don't want to lose your old friend - the misery - You have invested too much into false - Hence the fear to be exposed -to be true - to be naked as you are.
To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!
There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
Those who can not change their minds can not change anything.
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.
You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it.