The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

In lifeprepare for the hard and all you will encounter will be the required or easy.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.