The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

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

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

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

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

Never put off for tomorrow, what you can do today.

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

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the one feeling it. Probably the only thing that is your own. I like mine.

Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy

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

Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes.

Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.

When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.

Only idiots refuse to change their minds.

Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

If you buy what you do not need, you will need what you cannot buy.