To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs, senses, faculties - of all those parts of ourselves which give us the feeling of existence
A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.
Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.
A man is literally what he thinks.
Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.
Wisdom begins at the end.
The first thing you'll have to do, is the last thing you wished.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
It is better to be looked over than overlooked.
Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.
This is something basic to be understood: the ego must come to a peak, it must be strong, it must have attained an integrity only then can you dissolve it.
Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.
Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is the easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.
All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied.
Time wounds all heels.
Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.
When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are