Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.

Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.

I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him.

You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.

When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.

It's no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.

If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.

Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.

Experience prefers humility.

I've heard it for years, if you're very successful you can't run for high office, especially for President.

Suffering has a noble purpose: the evolution of consciousness and the burning up of the ego.

Those who have no hope for a future life are already dead for the present one.

Only he who finds empiricism irksome is driven to method.

Henry had taken striking on to a different level

Never tell yourself ... I can't go on. If you do you're licked, and by your own thinking too.

I don't want to embarrass any other catcher by comparing him to Johnny Bench.

Literature is invention. Fiction is fiction. To call a story a true story is an insult to both art and truth.