Wisdom is not the product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

The greatest power we have is the power of choice.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

The lie is a condition of life.

Criticize the act, not the person.

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.

All great achievements require time.

Desire is the very essence of man.

If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

It's not a question of learning much.On the contrary.It's a question of UNLEARNING much.

Don't take tomorrow to bed with you.

I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference.

Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time.

There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacing of the spheres.

Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.

Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.

Better beggar woman and single than Queen and married.

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