A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

If you don't like someone's story, write your own.

Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.

One who loses wealth loses much. One who loses a friend loses more. But one who loses courage loses all.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

Destiny is not a passive agent that lies in the lap of the Gods, but is an active instrument that lies in your own hands to shape as you will.

You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.

Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.

Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.