Guilt upon the conscience, like rust upon iron, both defiles and consumes it, gnawing and creeping into it, as that does which at last eats out the very heart and substance of the metal.

Defeat should never be a source of discouragement but rather a fresh stimulus.

The seven wise men of Greece, so famous for their wisdom all the world over, acquired all that fame, each of them, by a single sentence consisting of two or three words.

Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument.

An Aristotle was but the rubbish of an Adam, and Athens but the rudiments of Paradise.

Innocence is like polished armor; it adorns and defends.

Much reading is like much eating -wholly useless without digestion.

The covetous person lives as if the world were made altogether for him, and not he for the world.

Abstinence is the great strengthener and clearer of reason.

Most of the appearance of mirth in the world is not mirth, it is art. The wounded spirit is not seen, but walks under a disguise.

An obstacle is often an unrecognized opportunity

Every time I've done something that doesn't feel right, it's ended up not being right.

Nothing in this universe is able to complete its travel on the road of infinity! Because the road is very very long, travellers eventually get tired and turn into autumn leaves!

It's easy enough to be pleasant when everything goes like a song but the man who is worthwhile is the man who can smile when everything goes dead wrong.

What you feel like eating at any given moment is what you should have.

Question: Who governs the governors? Answer: Entropy

Well, I don't think I'll ever stop being frustrated or feel fulfilled artistically.

If we cannot meet our everyday surroundings with equanimity and pleasure and grow each day in some useful direction, then... life is on the road toward misfortune, misery and destruction.

I might not know where you are or what you are doing right now, but if you hear my voice will you come to me?

When you come to New York you always get a buzz.

Always remember that the crowd that applauds your coronation is the same crowd that will applaud your beheading. People like a show.