The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.

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

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

It has seemed to be more necessary to have regard to the weight of words rather than to their number.

To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

You place too much importance... on the so-called purity of blood! You fail to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be!

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens

Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

Those who can not change their minds can not change anything.

Wisdom begins at the end.

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.