We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.

A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

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

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength

There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.

In the East, all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East, everybody is against the ego from the very beginning.

If we know exactly where we're going, exactly how to get there, and exactly what we'll see along the way, we won't learn anything.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is the easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.

Those who can not change their minds can not change anything.

If you are a parent, open doors to unknown directions to the child so he can explore. Don't make him afraid of the unknown,give him support.

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

The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.

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

The greatest power we have is the power of choice.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.