The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?

Each day is a little life; every waking and rising a little birth; every fresh morning a little youth; every going to rest and sleep a little death.

The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.

It is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.

Time wounds all heels.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.

Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

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

Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.