Every man knows the smell of his own fart.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

To See What Is Right And Not Do It Is A Lack Of Courage.

What you do not want done to yourself do not do to others.

Choose a job that you like, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.

A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

Let's read as if books were to disappear tomorrow!

you want to knowwhether i believe in ghostsof course i do not believe in themif you had knownas many of them as i haveyou would notbelieve in them either

We are also further than ever from equality of opportunity.

And so it is, that both the Devil and the angelic Spirit present us with objects of desire to awaken our power of choice.

I wandered through the stacks, running my hands along the spines of the books on the shelves, they reminded me of cultured or opinionated guests at a wonderful party, whispering to each other.

Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don't see the self as self, what do we have to fear?

It's not evil that's ruining the earth, but mediocrity. The crime is not that Nero played while Rome burned, but that he played badly.

I do have to pick my priorities. Nobody can do everything.

You forgot another lesson: Never turn your back until you know your enemy is dead. Looks like we’ll have to go over the lesson again the next time I see you—which will be soon. Love, D.

It is of far more important that a man shall play something himself, even if he plays it badly, than that he shall go with hundreds of companions to see someone else play well.