Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.

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

Everything excellent is as difficult as it is rare.

Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.

He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

You always admire what you really don't understand.

The greatest power we have is the power of choice.

It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.

Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed possible

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

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

The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.

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

You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.

If I speak of myself in different ways, that is because I look at myself in different ways.