Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Early to bed and early to rise, Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.

Be realistic: Plan for a miracle

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

Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.

There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about.

Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.

The future is uncertain but the end is always near.

Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world.

Criticize the act, not the person.

A precedent embalms a principle.

Learned we may be with another man's learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own.

Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage.

If you don't know where you're from, you'll have a hard time saying where you're going.

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