Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.

The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.

The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.

The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.

Man is wise only while in search of wisdom; when he imagines he has attained it, he is a fool.

As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow.

As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.

If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend.

There are three types of friends: those like food without which you can't live those like medicine which you need occasionally and those like an illness which you never want.

The Sage was asked to define good manners? to which he replied, To bear patiently the rude ones.

It is only when you study and understand people that you begin to see God’s principles in them

When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its unpolishedness.

Man may fail you. But God will never forsake you.

Always compete upwards, as otherwise you’ll find yourself reduced as a human.

Never let your failures go to your heart or your successes go to your head.

People think of science as rolling back the mystery of God. I look at science as slowly creeping toward the mystery of God.

Motor cut. Forced landing. Hit cow. Cow died. Scared me.

I vow to spend the rest of my life keeping your hands and feet warm.

I'm not saying that everything I did was right, but everything I did was for an honourable purpose.

Turn your 'problems' into 'challenges' and you will suddenly see results in a more positive light.