Destiny is not a passive agent that lies in the lap of the Gods, but is an active instrument that lies in your own hands to shape as you will.

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.

Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

I think, therefore I am.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength

Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

The heart has its reasons which reason knows not.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope.

To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

Don't criticize what you can't understand.

It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.

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