One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.

There is no question climate change is happening. The only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.

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

It was a melancholy secret that reality can arouse desires but never satisfy them.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.

Appearances often are deceiving.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.

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

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

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

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

He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to.

There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.