Wisdom is not wisdom when it is derived from books alone.

When we try to avoid one fault, we are led to the opposite, unless we are very careful.

In times of stress, be bold and valiant.

They change their skies, but not their souls who run across the sea.

Remember to keep the mind calm in difficult moments.

Nothing's beautiful from every point of view.

Without love and laughter there is no joy; live amid love and laughter.

Anger is a momentary madness, so control your passion or it will control you.

When you have well thought out your subject, words will come spontaneously.

A good scare is worth more than good advice.

Unless the vessel is pure, everything which is poured into it will turn sour.

Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment.

Dare to begin! He who postpones living rightly is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.

No poem was ever written by a drinker of water.

Better to accept whatever happens.

There are lessons to be learned from a stupid man.

To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact.

We are optimists until we are not.

we are always slow in admitting any great change of which we do not see the intermediate steps.