Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.
The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little
I mistrust the judgement of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned.
If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.
Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.
He who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.
Kind words don't cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
For we walk by faith, not by sight
And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.
It is better to be looked over than overlooked.
A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.
One who loses wealth loses much. One who loses a friend loses more. But one who loses courage loses all.
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.
An understanding of the natural world is a source of not only great curiosity, but great fulfilment.
Better beggar woman and single than Queen and married.
Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.