Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more
Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character
The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.
Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.
One just needs a little alertness to see and find out: Life is really a great cosmic laughter.
Desire is the very essence of man.
In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously
Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.
It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.
There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about.
All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.
Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
I think, therefore I am.
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.
Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it
Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.
He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.
Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.
