Learning and wisdom are superfluities, the surface glitter merely, but it is the heart that is the seat of all power.
When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are
If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.
He who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.
Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,to the releasing of a trigger.
Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.
I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.
All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.
Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.
Love make us poets, and the approach of death should make us philosophers.
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.
Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty.
I have had good experience and trial of this world...I know what it is to be a subject, what to be a sovereign, what to have good neighbours, and sometimes meet evil willers. I have found treason in trust, seen great benefits little regarded.
It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first
To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.
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.
Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.
There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.