Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.
It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.
Only idiots refuse to change their minds.
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.
Your inner world has its own taste, has its own fragrance, has its own light. And it is utterly silent.
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart.
Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.
We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.
Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.
The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.
Kind words don't cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.
Circumstances do not make a man, they reveal him.
Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.
If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?
One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid