Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.

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

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

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.

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

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.

The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.

Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

I think, therefore I am.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.

Wisdom is not the product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

I have no desire to make windows into mens souls

Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence.

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there...and still on your feet.

Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.

Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.