The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

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

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

Be curious, not judgmental.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.

The lie is a condition of life.

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

One new feature or fresh take can change everything.

The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.

Don't take tomorrow to bed with you.

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.

The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.