One of the most important things one can do in life is to brutally question every single thing you are taught.
Good manners are appreciated as much as bad manners are abhorred.
It is better to have a meaningful life and make a difference than to merely have a long life.
Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.
Join me in my quest for a greater understanding of our existence. Join me in my desire for a greater self. Join me as I seek the humility to love and understand my fellow man.
In America, educators punish those who actually think for themselves. There is only acceptance for popular opinion.
Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man's cruelty and baseness.
Many openly show discontentment with their looks, but few with their intelligence. I, however, assure you there are many more plain minds than faces.
True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price.
Never expect a loan to a friend to be paid back if you want to keep that friend.
No one is more insufferable than he who lacks basic courtesy.
No time is better spent than that spent in the service of your fellow man.
Unfortunately, your reputation often rests not on your ability to do what you say, but rather on your ability to do what people expect.
It is better to have a fair intellect that is well used than a powerful one that is idle.
Fanatic is often the name given to people of action by people who are lazy.