The future is uncertain but the end is always near.

Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

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

So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don't honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.

Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

What you're thinking is what you're becoming.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

I write with experiences in mind, but I don't write about them, I write out of them.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

One who loses wealth loses much. One who loses a friend loses more. But one who loses courage loses all.

If you have no problems, then you have no clue to what is going.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.

Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care