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

The object of the superior man is truth.

Early to bed and early to rise, Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

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

It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.

Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.

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!

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?

A person who spends more than he earns is a fool

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

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

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.

It is necessary to keep one's compass in one's eyes and not in the hand, for the hands execute, but the eye judges.

One just needs a little alertness to see and find out: Life is really a great cosmic laughter.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.