He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.

The experience gathered from books, though often valuable,is but the nature of learning whereas the experience gained from actual life is of the nature of wisdom.

Everything excellent is as difficult as it is rare.

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

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.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.

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

One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time.

Kind words don't cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.

He who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.

The future is uncertain but the end is always near.

No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.