Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.
Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it
Each day is a little life; every waking and rising a little birth; every fresh morning a little youth; every going to rest and sleep a little death.
Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.
We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?
Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.
Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.
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.
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.
Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value.
Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.
You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.
The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason.
No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care
The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.
In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first
Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.
He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to.
He who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.
