It is necessary to keep one's compass in one's eyes and not in the hand, for the hands execute, but the eye judges.
If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.
The object of the superior man is truth.
When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
Be frank and explicit. That is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others.
Attitude, not Aptitude, determines Altitude.
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Why fit in when you were born to stand out?
Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an insult to creation not to experience it fully. Temperance is wickedness.
Where there is anger, there is always pain underneath.
A friend to all is a friend to none
A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.
Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.
When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.