Nature to be commanded must be obeyed.

It is impossible to love and to be wise.

Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom.

Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand - and melting like a snowflake.

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.

All rising to great places is by a winding stair.

It's not what we profess but what we practice that gives us integrity.

Man prefers to believe what he prefers to be true.

There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted... but to weigh and consider.

Life is a marshmallow, easy to chew but hard to swallow.

You cannot win without sacrifice.

The secret of man's being is not only to live but to have something to live for.

Cleanliness is the Hallmark of perfect standards and the best quality inspector is the conscience

To him who has determined, it only remains to act.

Even goats may have starlight in their eyes.

I'm all right, not as good as my mom is. Maybe because I don't have kids.

I think it's healthy when fitness experts encourage fitness rather than getting a certain body shape.

If I am in Moscow for example and one night I decide to go out to my friend's house why should I come back at eight o'clock in the morning to my house to be checked?

Instincts under pressure crush the carbon of conformity and create diamonds. Each new season of life offers to train us for the next season if we pay attention and adapt.

There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators.