Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

In the East, all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East, everybody is against the ego from the very beginning.

Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.

Colorless green ideas sleep furiously

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

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

Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.

Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.

All great achievements require time.

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

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

Don't criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's shoes.

The path to success is to take massive, determined action.

Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the most difficult of all things to know.