Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.
For we walk by faith, not by sight
Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.
A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.
The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.
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.
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.
The first thing you'll have to do, is the last thing you wished.
Everything excellent is as difficult as it is rare.
Wisdom begins at the end.
Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.
Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.
Intelligence is a moral category.
Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength
