Worry over what has not occurred is a serious malady.

The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.

The test of good manners is to be patient with the bad ones.

The beginning of wisdom is to desire it.

Man is wise only while in search of wisdom; when he imagines he has attained it, he is a fool.

Kings may be judges of the earth, but wise men are the judges of kings.

As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

Plan for this world as if you expect to live forever; but plan for the hereafter as if you expect to die tomorrow.

As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.

If you want to keep something concealed from your enemy, don't disclose it to your friend.

There are three types of friends: those like food without which you can't live those like medicine which you need occasionally and those like an illness which you never want.

Seeing beautiful art is like feeling kisses from angels all over your face.

If you're not hated by many, you're not good enough yet, because God hates and always hated the majority for good reasons.

If you make every game a life-and-death thing, you’re going to have problems. You’ll be dead a lot.

When you teach her that hoe mentality, they accept that as reality.

American culture is kind of an international culture, isn't it? British culture is a bit more unique. I think funny things are sort of funny around the world, really.

I talk to you as I talk to my own soul," he said, turning me to face him. He reached up and cupped my cheek, fingers light on my temple. "And Sassenach," he whispered, "Your face is my heart.

If you increase living standards, you make labor more productive. This is why Asia today is becoming more productive than the United States.

One has to reap the fruits of his karma. The law of karma is inevitable and is accepted by all the great philosophies of the world: 'As you sow, so shall you reap.'

Whatever may be the experience in everyday life, the basci inner Truth should not be forgotten.

Experience is primarily the ability to restrain our fleeting impulses.