Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.

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

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid

Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty.

Be curious, not judgmental.

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

Only from the heart can you touch the sky.

You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it.

A man is literally what he thinks.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

Where wisdom reigns, there is no conflict between thinking and feeling.

Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.

What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.