I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

Adventure is worthwhile.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Be a free thinker and don't accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

Heroes in the stories never had to sleep in haystacks, or under hedges. But it was not easy to pretend, anymore, that he was a hero in a story.

There is no greater hiding place for a secret than within the mind of a madman.

Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.

I spend a lot of time talking to people who disagree with me - I would go so far as to say that it's my favourite leisure activity.

There aren't any old times. When times are gone they're not old, they're dead! There aren't any times but new times!

Just remember it's the birds that's supposed to suffer, not the hunter.

I believe in the principle that I can make a difference in this world. It may be ever so small, but it will count for the greater good.

I'm from the suburbs and where I'm from didn't necessarily have people like you see in 'Suburgatory,' but along those lines and I think people will laugh at themselves. And it's lighthearted.

The governing idea of Hellenism is spontaneity of consciousness ; that of Hebraism, strictness of conscience .

I can't get excited by my own music. It's impossible.