What a liberation to realize that the “voice in my head” is not who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that.

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

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.

In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.

If you buy what you do not need, you will need what you cannot buy.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.

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

The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.

Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.

The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.

Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.

If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.

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

Having a great intellect is no path to being happy.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

There's no sense in being precise when you don't even know what you're talking about.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.