Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.
Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an insult to creation not to experience it fully. Temperance is wickedness.
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.
If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.
Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.
In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.
To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.
Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.
Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence.
A person who spends more than he earns is a fool
Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic
Criticize the act, not the person.
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.