No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

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

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage.

Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

Judge not unless you judge yourself.

Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

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

I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference.

Man's sensitivity to the little things and insensitivity to the greatest are the signs of a strange disorder.

A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

The oldest, shortest words- 'yes' and 'no'- are those which require the most thought.

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.

Let him who would move the world first move himself.

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

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

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

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom