Real wisdom is not the knowledge of everything, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary, which are less necessary, and which are completely unnecessary to know.

When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you'd like them to be.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly.

Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.

A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction.

Everybody wants to change the world, but nobody thinks about changing himself.

Once we're thrown off our habitual paths, we think all is lost, but it's only here that the new and the good begins.

An arrogant person considers himself perfect. This is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person's main task in life—becoming a better person.

Men pray to the Almighty to relieve poverty. But poverty comes not from God's laws-it is blasphemy of the worst kind to say that. Poverty comes from man's injustice to his fellow man.

If you make it a habit not to blame others, you will feel the growth of the ability to love in your soul, and you will see the growth of goodness in your life.

Sadness is more or less like a head cold - with patience, it passes. Depression is like cancer.

Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish.

As New Zealanders, we've been in on the United Nations from the very beginning, played a role in the drafting of the charter - it means a lot to us that those processes are followed.

Fashion has changed, and it's continuing to change because, fundamentally, people get bored quicker.

We will never know how much just a simple smile will do.

We will never regain control of our borders until we have an effective employer sanctions program.

I think the only thing I've got going for me as an actor specifically is the fact that I can change.

Mind, word and act; all three must be filled with the belief that all is His play; that is the genuine path.

Has the world ever been changed by anything save the thought and its magic vehicle the Word?

People don't choose or own cats. Cats choose the people they want to own.