Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

A friend to all is a friend to none

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time.

If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy

Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.

Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.

Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart.

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes.