Take care of the pieces well. The whole will take care of itself.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

Desire is the very essence of man.

If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.

The lie is a condition of life.

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

It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

What you're thinking is what you're becoming.

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

One who loses wealth loses much. One who loses a friend loses more. But one who loses courage loses all.

It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.

Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value.

Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a general natural law

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.