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

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

To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.

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

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

For we walk by faith, not by sight

A man is literally what he thinks.

If you are a parent, open doors to unknown directions to the child so he can explore. Don't make him afraid of the unknown,give him support.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.

There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.

The object of the superior man is truth.

Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.

Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.

Attitude, not Aptitude, determines Altitude.

Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.

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

Anywhere you go in the world is what you make of it, not what you read in books.