The fewer our wants the nearer we resemble the gods.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen.

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.

There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

If you want to be wrong then follow the masses.

I am a Citizen of the World, and my Nationality is Goodwill.

-The little comfort of love?-Is that comfort so little?-Caged birds accept each other but flight is what they long for.

And then we get new homes that we make for ourselves.

Stubbs may have envisaged the skeleton inside the horse, but most of us do not

Some folks never exaggerate-they just remember big.

I believe in the power of weakness.

I think I'm a romantic person, yeah.

When man violates man's laws, we send him to jail and point the finger of scorn at him. When he violates nature's laws, we send him to a hospital, give him flowers, and feel sorry for him.

A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.

This is a pivotal time for urban regeneration. We must take a long term view.

A human being is a deciding being.