It is foolish to fear what you cannot avoid.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Never promise more than you can perform.

To be rich, don’t try to earn money. To grow abundance, never forget to cultivate your mind.

First say to yourself what you would beand then do what you have to do.

Self-actualizing people must be what they can be.

Silence ought also to be the core of each concert. Remember the anagram: listen = silent.

The drum in a dream pounds loud to the dreamer.

Our beliefs become the rules we live by, and then here's what happens: We make ourselves right.

It was like the top of the roof came off the house, .. He had that effect on everyone.

In those days, slavery was not looked upon, even in Quaker Philadelphia, with the shudder and abhorrence one feels towards it now.

Training a horse is above all feeling and trying, according to what you feel, to help the horse and not to force him.

The fairest blossoms of pleasantry thrive best where the sun is not strong enough to scorch, nor the soil rank enough to corrupt.