Therefore if a man look sharply and attentively, he shall see Fortune; for though she be blind, yet she is not invisible.

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.

Be not discouraged black women of the world, but push forward, regardless of the lack of appreciation shown you.

If you can’t find a job, use your special gift to create a job.

The greatest threat to the state is not faction but distraction

Jesus must have been married to have been called a rabbi.

If someone gives you $1,000,000 you'd better become a millionaire so you can keep the money. Success doesn't want to hang around incompetent people.

I want to conquer the world and it seems like my own family is putting a stop to that.

For a while, I thought I was going mad. At last, I became reconciled to my despair. The medications helped, too, I thought, sir.

All the arts we practice are apprenticeship. The big art is our life.

Sight is subjective. We learned that in class.

If you don’t do something differently, you’ll ultimately be where you are now, only later.