A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?
Where you stand depends on where you sit.
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.
The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied.
It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.
If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.
Beer: The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world.
If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart.
He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.
The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.
Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.