Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.

A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.

Desire is the very essence of man.

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.

It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.

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

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.

In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.

The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.

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

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

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

Appearances often are deceiving.

I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.