Turn your wounds into wisdom.

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.

Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.

Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character

It's not a question of learning much.On the contrary.It's a question of UNLEARNING much.

Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.

The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.

In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.

He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there...and still on your feet.

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.

Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.

You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same.

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