He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.
Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.
If you don't behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you behave.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.
Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.
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.
Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.
I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.
A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.
It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.
Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.
You don't want to lose your old friend - the misery - You have invested too much into false - Hence the fear to be exposed -to be true - to be naked as you are.
I dream. Sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.
Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little