Love can tame the wildest.

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

It’s not about optimism, pessimism or realism. It’s not about thinking nothing bad will ever happen to you. It’s about having the faith and courage that no matter what happens, you’ll be okay.

Look for patterns, and then ask why those patterns exist.

The greatest gift you can give (yourself or anyone else) is just being present

It is so comical to hear oneself called old even at ninety I suppose!

When you choose to give up your time and resources to participate in community work, that's what makes a leader.

Every once in a while, I'll have a 'Do you know who I am?' moment, at least in my head. I hate that.

The beauty of e-governance is that a few keystrokes can bring smiles on a million faces.

I often take exercise. Why only yesterday I had breakfast in bed.

While most of the things you've worried about have never happened, it's a different story with the things you haven't worried about. They are the ones that happen.

The biggest nuts and guess what? He is I and I am him.