It was a melancholy secret that reality can arouse desires but never satisfy them.
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.
Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
Meditation will bring you sensitivity, a great sense of belonging to the world. It is our world - the stars are ours, and we are not foreigners here. We are part of it, we are the heart of it.
No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.
Be realistic: Plan for a miracle
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
Kind words don't cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
The greatest power we have is the power of choice.
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.
Wisdom is not the product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied.
The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.
Work is the price which is paid for reputation.
What can't be cured must be endured.
There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.
