A free soul ought not to pursue any study slavishly, for nothing that is learned under compulsion stays with the mind.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen.

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.

There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

If you want to be wrong then follow the masses.

I am a Citizen of the World, and my Nationality is Goodwill.

Your soul is always trying to guide you in your true life direction towards your highest good and greatest happiness.

One of his eyes resembled that of a vulture

Never step on caterpillars, as one day, they'll become butterflies and you'll never know when you'll need a ride on its wings of fortune.

The man who has done his best has done everything. The man who has done less than his best has done nothing.

Before World War II in Canada, you were nobody until you went to England. Then, after that it was you're nobody until you went to the States.

Absurd, irreducible; nothing--not even a profound and secret delirium of nature--could explain [a tree root].

If nothing matters, there's nothing to save.

Good design is ubiquitous and forever.

The kind of women I'm interested in - they're smart enough.

My friends were like, "Oh, this weekend, we're going to go shopping." "Oh, this weekend I'm going to go to see the judo champion" ... you know. And I couldn't do anything.