I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

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

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.

Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.

Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.

When playing board-games which involve quizzes etc, you will always know the answers to everyone else's set of questions but never your own.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic

There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about.

If you're happy, don't worry you'll get over it.

Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.

We never see ourselves as others see us.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

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.

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.

The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.