Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.
Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there.
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.
A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true.
And this sensitivity will create new friendships for you - friendships with trees, with birds, with animals, with mountains, with rivers, with oceans, with stars. Life becomes richer as love grows.
Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
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.
What's real and what's true aren't necessarily the same.
In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first
Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don't honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.
Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.
You don't become what you want, you become what you believe
What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
Wisdom is not the product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
I think, therefore I am.
The oldest, shortest words- 'yes' and 'no'- are those which require the most thought.
