Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.

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.

I write with experiences in mind, but I don't write about them, I write out of them.

Where wisdom reigns, there is no conflict between thinking and feeling.

If you buy what you do not need, you will need what you cannot buy.

Wisdom is not the product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.

Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.

There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.

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

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

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

Yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.

There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart.

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?

What you're thinking is what you're becoming.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.