Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

It is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.

I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.

We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?

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

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.

In moments of great grief, that’s where you look and immerse yourself. You realise you are not immortal, you are not a god, you are part of the natural world and you come to accept that.

Intelligence is a moral category.

Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty.

He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to.

If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.

The wound is the place where the Light enters you.

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

Tomorrow hopes we have learned something from yesterday.

Attitude, not Aptitude, determines Altitude.

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

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

What's done can't be undone.