A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.

So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don't honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Wisdom begins at the end.

Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.

If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.

Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

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

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.

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

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacing of the spheres.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.

Destiny is not a passive agent that lies in the lap of the Gods, but is an active instrument that lies in your own hands to shape as you will.

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.

Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.