For we walk by faith, not by sight

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.

Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

The oldest, shortest words- 'yes' and 'no'- are those which require the most thought.

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

Turn your wounds into wisdom.

Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.

All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.

If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.

The future is uncertain but the end is always near.

Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.

There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about.

A precedent embalms a principle.

The only real laughter comes from despair.

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

As the soft yield of water cleaves obstinate stone, So to yield with life solves the insolvable: To yield, I have learned, is to come back again.