Great acts are made up of small deeds.

You don't become what you want, you become what you believe

Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.

Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic

There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about.

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

If you don't like someone's story, write your own.

Let him who would move the world first move himself.

Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.

The oldest, shortest words- 'yes' and 'no'- are those which require the most thought.

The wound is the place where the Light enters you.

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

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

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

I have had good experience and trial of this world...I know what it is to be a subject, what to be a sovereign, what to have good neighbours, and sometimes meet evil willers. I have found treason in trust, seen great benefits little regarded.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

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

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.