Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

When playing board-games which involve quizzes etc, you will always know the answers to everyone else's set of questions but never your own.

A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.

Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Attitude, not Aptitude, determines Altitude.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Don't criticize what you can't understand.

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

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

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

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.