Anywhere you go in the world is what you make of it, not what you read in books.
I have no desire to make windows into mens souls
Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it
The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.
Where there is anger, there is always pain underneath.
It is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.
If I speak of myself in different ways, that is because I look at myself in different ways.
Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.
To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs, senses, faculties - of all those parts of ourselves which give us the feeling of existence
Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.
Don't take tomorrow to bed with you.
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.
When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.
I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference.
A friend to all is a friend to none
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.
I write with experiences in mind, but I don't write about them, I write out of them.
To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
