What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.
Only idiots refuse to change their minds.
It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.
Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.
The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.
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?
Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.
Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.
All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.
I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.
A friend to all is a friend to none
Everything excellent is as difficult as it is rare.
Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.
Don't criticize what you can't understand.
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
One just needs a little alertness to see and find out: Life is really a great cosmic laughter.
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.