Birth and death; we all move between these two unknowns.
Callousness and insolence bring to bare unanimous social condemnation, while the simple efforts of politeness are admired; even in those who are otherwise despised.
Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are.
Comfort in expressing your emotions will allow you to share the best of yourself with others, but not being able to control your emotions will reveal your worst.
A person who makes few mistakes makes little progress.
One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won.
Our understanding of the world around us is constantly being redefined and expanded, and so therefore, it is wiser to be passionate about seeking for truth than knowing it.
Remember that the greatest fool in the world may ask more than the wisest man can answer.
Self-made men often worship their creator.
Sometimes power is all a person has, so they will protect it even unto their own destruction, for without power they have nothing.
Suffering is one of life's great teachers.
There are few surer ways to become disliked by men than to perform well where they have performed poorly.
The best way to win against the intolerable is to tolerate them, for this they have seldom dealt with. Your indulgence may soften their malice and open their eyes to more honorable ways.
Truth is not a matter of fact but a state of harmony with progress and hope. Enveloped only in its wings will we ever soar to the promise of our greater selves.
The greatest joys are found not only in what we do and feel, but also in what we hope for.