Many people who pretend to be very busy have the least to do.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

Faith precedes all great accomplishments.

If your uniform isn't dirty, you haven't been in the game.

Good positions don't win games, good moves do

Pessimism doesn't grow your business or even maintain the status quo. The pessimists on your staff make the job harder for everyone around them. They make difficulties out of opportunities.

I like the one about the little soulworms that fly out of the nest for the resurrection.

Choice by choice, moment by moment, I build the necklace of my day, stringing together the choices that form artful living.

If I see one side of somebody, I want to see the other side.

It's very demanding to make up your own music.

The only goal of science is the honour of the human spirit, and a question in number theory is worth a question concerning the system of the world.

If you seek to serve people more than to gain power, you will not only serve people, you will gain influence.