Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Wisdom begins at the end.
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
This is something basic to be understood: the ego must come to a peak, it must be strong, it must have attained an integrity only then can you dissolve it.
I write with experiences in mind, but I don't write about them, I write out of them.
Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.
Compassion is the basis of morality.
What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.
No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
Man is not the creature of circumstances, Circumstances are the creatures of men.
Appearances often are deceiving.
As our case is new, we must think and act anew.
Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.
The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason.
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
