Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Appearances often are deceiving.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied.

What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.

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

You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Be realistic: Plan for a miracle

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

This is something basic to be understood: the ego must come to a peak, it must be strong, it must have attained an integrity only then can you dissolve it.

One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.

Anywhere you go in the world is what you make of it, not what you read in books.

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

For we walk by faith, not by sight

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

Desire is the very essence of man.

But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.