So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don't honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.
You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
Let him who would move the world first move himself.
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.
If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.
Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied.
When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are
You don't become what you want, you become what you believe
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.
The greatest power we have is the power of choice.
One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it.
Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.
