If you buy what you do not need, you will need what you cannot buy.

If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

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

Man is not the creature of circumstances, Circumstances are the creatures of men.

I know I am but mortal and so therewhilst prepare myself for death, whensoever it shall please God to send it.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

You want a love which is born out of meditation, not born out of the mind.

What can't be cured must be endured.

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

Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world.

The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

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

Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

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

You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.

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

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

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy

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