A house divided against itself cannot stand.
He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.
Meditation will bring you sensitivity, a great sense of belonging to the world. It is our world - the stars are ours, and we are not foreigners here. We are part of it, we are the heart of it.
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.
Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.
Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the most difficult of all things to know.
Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.
Wisdom... comes not from age, but from education and learning.
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.
Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.
I mistrust the judgement of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned.
A man is literally what he thinks.
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.
When playing board-games which involve quizzes etc, you will always know the answers to everyone else's set of questions but never your own.
Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.
To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.
