An ounce of prudence is worth a pound of cleverness.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

There's something terribly weird about the standard fantasy setting--not least of which the fact the phrase "standard fantasy setting" can be uttered without irony.

Everything that happens to you is your teacher. The secret is to learn to sit at the feet of your own life and be taught by it. Polly B. Berends

Whenever someone introduces themselves as a Master or a Guru, I immediately wonder…If those are the lies they tell themselves, what lies will they tell me?

Taking in the good, whenever and wherever we find it, gives us new eyes for seeing and living.

Great men hallow a whole people and lift up all who live in their time.

Between the two [parents], it was a really unique upbringing, I think, especially for where I was from.

You never know what life means till you die; even throughout life, tis death that makes life live.

The most revolutionary thing one can do is always to proclaim loudly what is happening.

No other terms than unconditional and immediate surrender. I propose to move immediately upon your works.

You'll never catch me bragging about goals, but I'll talk all you want about my assists.