In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

I have no desire to make windows into mens souls

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

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.

When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

It is necessary to keep one's compass in one's eyes and not in the hand, for the hands execute, but the eye judges.

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.

The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.

A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.

The first thing you'll have to do, is the last thing you wished.