It is a far worthier thing to read by the light of experience than to adorn oneself with the labors of others.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.

To make a perfume, take some rose water and wash your hands in it, then take a lavender flower and rub it with your palms, and you will achieve the desired effect

Being willing is not enough. We must do.

Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.

There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works.

Whatever you do in life, if you want to be creative and intelligent, and develop your brain, you must do everything with the awareness that everything, in some way, connects to everything else.

When you put your hand in a flowing stream, you touch the last that has gone before and the first of what is still to come.

So now i know. I fear the unknown so deeply that I'de rather repeat the same heart-breaking pattern than face something or someone i can't predict.

He says every story has at least some truth in it, even if most are made up.

Then he kissed her without breathing, without thinking. He kissed her until his entire body was tingling from the taste of her.

Honesty stands at the gate and knocks, and bribery enters in.

All that running and exercise can do for you is make you healthy.

I can tell really early on in a painting if I'm going to toss it or not.

I’m gonna whup whoever stole my bike!

Look after your wife; never mind yourself--she'll look after you.

It's better to be prepared than to get ready.

Reserve is no more essentially connected with understanding than a church organ with devotion, or wine with good-nature.