Courtesy is the politic witchery of great personages.

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.

this is her body this is her blood

If a man does not keep pace with his companions perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears however measured or far away.

I have stood on a mountain of no's for one yes.

Yesterday's truth is today's bullshit. Even yesterday's liberating insight is today's jail of stale explanation.

Intention without action is useless.

We cannot wait for great visions from great people, for they are in short supply. It is up to us to light our own small fires in the darkness.

It surprises me how often we hold ourselves back until we have no choice.

If each of my words were a drop of water, you would see through them and glimpse what I feel: gratitude, acknowledgement.

You should embrace who you are, and make the best person that you can be, not what somebody else wants you to be.

I hate admitting that my enemies have a point.