A great man may commence life in a hovel.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Never promise more than you can perform.

Do you think... do you think people ever learn anything?

For him, she bends over backwards. It is origami of the heart. (Pour lui, elle se plie en quatre. - C'est l'origami du cœur)

It was a single line amid a wall of hate. It barely made a difference.But it was a start—and that was all that mattered.

Honest self-understanding liberates us from our stuck emotions.

That's how you have to read this book, you see. You wade through a few sentences, then stop and think about them, then wade through a few more.

To gain your own voice, forget about having it heard. Become a saint of your own province and your own consciousness.

The strength of a story is the truth you find in it.

My greatest joy is just to be alive!

I get an urge, like a pregnant elephant, to go away and give birth to a book.

Every cook has to learn how to govern the state.