A man’s mind is hidden in his writings: criticism brings it to light.

The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.

The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.

The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.

Man is wise only while in search of wisdom; when he imagines he has attained it, he is a fool.

Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.

As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow.

As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.

If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend.

There are three types of friends: those like food without which you can't live those like medicine which you need occasionally and those like an illness which you never want.

A flower does not use words to announce its arrival to the world

Knowledge is the seed for thought. Knowledge, experience, and thoughts give birth to wisdom.

She walks in beauty.I am trampled by it.She swims in beauty.I drown in it.

It was the kind of library he had only read about in books.

The lifelong goal of an improviser is to listen to what the other person is saying, taking it in, and responding.

I reserve the right to change my mind. But once I decide on something, I'm going to need a good reason to switch.

Did you ever drink so much of a certain type of alcohol that you get so sick that you can never drink the same kind again ? I've decided that's how I'm going to quit drinking. One-at-a-time.

All men are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it. I myself deny it.

There is no use getting angry at something that has already happened.All you can do is your best to check it doesn't happen again.

You can't have the fruits without the roots.