But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value.
Be realistic: Plan for a miracle
You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same.
Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.
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.
Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.
I know I am but mortal and so therewhilst prepare myself for death, whensoever it shall please God to send it.
This is something basic to be understood: the ego must come to a peak, it must be strong, it must have attained an integrity only then can you dissolve it.
He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.
As our case is new, we must think and act anew.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don't honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.
You don't want to lose your old friend - the misery - You have invested too much into false - Hence the fear to be exposed -to be true - to be naked as you are.
He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.
Never put off for tomorrow, what you can do today.
A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.
The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.
How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.