The greatest fool is he who thinks he is not one and all others are.

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.

Begin to acquire knowledge.

All theories are legitimate, no matter. What matters is what you do with them.

loneliness doesn't kill you, but it becomes extremely different when you find it among the crowd.

God's friendship is with people who know their poverty.

The time is always right to do the right thing.

Lawyers hold that there are two kinds of particularly bad witnesses--a reluctant witness, and a too-willing witness.

If you want to be safe, walk in the middle of the street.

Though we are politically enemies, yet with regard to Science it is presumable we shall not dissent from the practice of civilized people in promoting it

Time is on my side, yes it is.

Truly, thoughts are things, and their scope of operation is the world itself.