Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.

A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.

You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

Attitude, not Aptitude, determines Altitude.

If we know exactly where we're going, exactly how to get there, and exactly what we'll see along the way, we won't learn anything.

I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.

Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.

Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.

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

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Meditation will bring you sensitivity, a great sense of belonging to the world. It is our world - the stars are ours, and we are not foreigners here. We are part of it, we are the heart of it.

When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.

Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.

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

Time wounds all heels.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.

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

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

The cure for pain is in the pain.

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.