The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
Intelligence is a moral category.
To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is the easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
Why fit in when you were born to stand out?
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.
Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.
It is better to be looked over than overlooked.
Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.
A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.
Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,to the releasing of a trigger.
My meditation is simple. It does not require any complex practices. It is simple. It is singing. It is dancing. It is sitting silently.
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
Yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.
What a man does for others, not what they do for him, gives him immortality.