Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.
The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there...and still on your feet.
A house divided against itself cannot stand.
Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.
Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.
Be curious, not judgmental.
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a general natural law
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.
If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.
Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
Wisdom is not the product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
He who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.
There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.