I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

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.

Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.

Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.

Wisdom... comes not from age, but from education and learning.

In the East, all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East, everybody is against the ego from the very beginning.

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.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

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

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.