To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs, senses, faculties - of all those parts of ourselves which give us the feeling of existence

The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues.

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

Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.

The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.

Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a general natural law

I mistrust the judgement of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned.

If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.

What can't be cured must be endured.

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.

Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.

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

It has seemed to be more necessary to have regard to the weight of words rather than to their number.

What's done can't be undone.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.