In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.

But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.

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

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first

He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.

Desire is the very essence of man.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is the easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

If you don't like someone's story, write your own.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

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

You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same.

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

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.

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.