Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.

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

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom

Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

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.

He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to.

Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

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

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.

There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacing of the spheres.

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.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

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

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

It is not the strength, but the duration, of great sentiments that makes great men.