Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time.
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.
Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more
Achievement brings its own anticlimax.
Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed possible
I don't like definitions, but if there is a definition of freedom, it would be when you have control over your reality to transform it, to change it, rather than having it imposed upon you. You can't really ask for more than that.
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.
You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it.
Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
Colorless green ideas sleep furiously
It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.
Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.
One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.
Be frank and explicit. That is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others.
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.
No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
It is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.
