What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

You don't become what you want, you become what you believe

Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.

In moments of great grief, that’s where you look and immerse yourself. You realise you are not immortal, you are not a god, you are part of the natural world and you come to accept that.

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

Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.

My meditation is simple. It does not require any complex practices. It is simple. It is singing. It is dancing. It is sitting silently.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid

For we walk by faith, not by sight

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

What's done can't be undone.

Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.

Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.

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

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.