The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it

We never see ourselves as others see us.

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

For we walk by faith, not by sight

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

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

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

Your inner world has its own taste, has its own fragrance, has its own light. And it is utterly silent.

Time wounds all heels.

Where wisdom reigns, there is no conflict between thinking and feeling.

A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.

No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care

Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character

Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.

Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage.

The only real laughter comes from despair.

I know I am but mortal and so therewhilst prepare myself for death, whensoever it shall please God to send it.

There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.