The first wealth is health.
Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good.
Words are alive; cut them and they bleed.
That which we do not believe, we cannot adequately say; even though we may repeat the words ever so often.
Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap a character; sow a character and you reap a destiny.
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.
New arts destroy the old.
Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand.
Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
If a man’s wit be wandering, let him study the mathematics.
Few of us have vitality enough to make any of our instincts imperious.
Good sense is both the first principal and the parent source of good writing.
Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.
When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.
Wisdom is like electricity. There is no permanently wise man, but men capable of wisdom, who, being put into certain company, or other favorable conditions, become wise for a short time, as glasses rubbed acquire electric power for a while.
Take away the danger and remove the restraint, and wayward nature runs free.
Dharma is what the Buddha taught. It is the way of understanding and love-how to understand, how to love, how to make understanding and love into real things.
Give me health and a day, and I will make the pomp of emperors ridiculous.
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
Nothing is ever done in this world until men are prepared to kill one another if it is not done.
