Better to trip with the feet than with the tongue

The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is that we may listen the more and talk the less.

Man conquers the world by conquering himself.

All things are parts of one single system, which is called nature; the individual life is good when it is in harmony with nature.

Steel your sensibilities, so that life shall hurt you as little as possible.

No matter whether you claim a slave by purchase or capture, the title is bad. They who claim to own their fellow-men, look down into the pit and forget the justice that should rule the world.

Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on.

A bad feeling is a commotion of the mind repugnant to reason, and against nature.

Wellbeing is attained by little and little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.

That which exercises reason is more excellent than that which does not exercise reason; there is nothing more excellent than the universe, therefore the universe exercises reason.

No evil is honorable: but death is honorable; therefore death is not evil.

Being HIV positive doesn’t necessarily mean that you are going to die before each and every person who is HIV negative.

[The Angels are] a team that gives you an opportunity always to be in the playoffs. This time, my first time with them, I was very close to getting to the World Series, so why not stay?

I believe the angels listen, God hears us pray. And I believe in a beautiful day.

Whoever places his trust into a system will soon be without a home. While you are building your third story, the two lower ones have already been dismantled.

I don't want to pass because I can't stand insincerities and shams. I am just as much Negro as any of the others identified with the race.

Men are joined by conviction, sundered by opinion.

Anything worth doing does not have to be done perfectly - at first.

Lincoln described character is a tree and reputation as its shadow. The tree will always be what it is but the shadow we see depends on where we stand and the angle of the light.

We need nature more than nature needs us.

The Jivanmukta ('the living free' or one who knows) alone is able to give real love, real charity, real truth, and it is truth alone that makes us free.