It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.

Don't take tomorrow to bed with you.

Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.

One new feature or fresh take can change everything.

A man is literally what he thinks.

Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.

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.

To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs, senses, faculties - of all those parts of ourselves which give us the feeling of existence

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

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

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Criticize the act, not the person.

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy

Judge not unless you judge yourself.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.