Be curious, not judgmental.
Resist much. Obey little.
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
If you don't know where you're from, you'll have a hard time saying where you're going.
Destiny is not a passive agent that lies in the lap of the Gods, but is an active instrument that lies in your own hands to shape as you will.
There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.
Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
The one you buy will be the only one that doesn't work.
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.
If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?
Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.
Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.
A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true.
Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.
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.
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.
