There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart.

Take care of the pieces well. The whole will take care of itself.

The wound is the place where the Light enters you.

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.

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

Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.

Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.

The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.

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