Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

Judge not unless you judge yourself.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else.

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

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

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

Think globally, act locally.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

It is not the strength, but the duration, of great sentiments that makes great men.

I have had good experience and trial of this world...I know what it is to be a subject, what to be a sovereign, what to have good neighbours, and sometimes meet evil willers. I have found treason in trust, seen great benefits little regarded.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.

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

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.

Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.