Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength

Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.

It was a melancholy secret that reality can arouse desires but never satisfy them.

Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value.

Never put off for tomorrow, what you can do today.

What's done can't be undone.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.

Let him who would move the world first move himself.

Kind words don't cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

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

We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?

There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.

No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.