Tis much to gain universal admiration; more, universal love.

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.

Consider your will to be the vision of your influence on earth after you cease to be a part of it. Crafting a lasting legacy means you start planning and making it possible now.

We're always on breath away from something--living or dying--, sometimes it just can't be helped.

Humanity lived many years and ruled the earth, sometimes wisely, sometimes well, but mostly neither.

Distinctions between citizens solely because of their ancestry are by their very nature odious to a free people whose institutions are founded upon the doctrine of equality.

It is the mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to erase Israel from the map of the region.

I love myself today, not like yesterday.

The idea that trials are a search for the truth is just a myth. Trials are a search for that which the jury will believe is the truth.

I get all my good ideas sort of at one o' clock in the morning, and I tried for a while to behave like normal people.

I am also interested in music expanding consciousness. By expanding consciousness, I mean that old patterns can be replaced with new ones.

As chaste as is the bud ere it be blown.