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.

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

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

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

If you're happy, don't worry you'll get over it.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.

The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there...and still on your feet.

I think, therefore I am.

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

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.

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

Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

If you have no problems, then you have no clue to what is going.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

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

It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.

The first thing you'll have to do, is the last thing you wished.

Destiny is not a passive agent that lies in the lap of the Gods, but is an active instrument that lies in your own hands to shape as you will.

Take care of the pieces well. The whole will take care of itself.