The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

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

Only from the heart can you touch the sky.

If you are a parent, open doors to unknown directions to the child so he can explore. Don't make him afraid of the unknown,give him support.

Kind words don't cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it.

Resist much. Obey little.

Let him who would move the world first move himself.

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

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

You place too much importance... on the so-called purity of blood! You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!

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

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

He who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.

Having a great intellect is no path to being happy.

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.