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

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

None but ourselves can free our minds.

Nothing is as easy as it looks.

Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty.

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

What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

Every aquarium will eventually leak.

Time wounds all heels.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

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

How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

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

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

The lie is a condition of life.

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.