Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare.

We do not describe the world we see, we see the world we can describe.

Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.

De omnibus dubitandum

Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.

Conquer yourself rather than the world.

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.

The chief cause of human errors is to be found in the prejudices picked up in childhood.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom

The only thing we have power over in the universe is our own thoughts.

How can you be certain that your whole life is not a dream?

To shine your brightest light is to be who you truly are.

I don't see anything wrong in someone wanting to be famous or having sky-high ambitions.

I like stories that grow, that have unpredictable layers. As opposed to Hollywood movies that start out with a lot of shock and noise and peter out into an unconvincing cliche.

What if when they called a war, no one went?

I am not a dictator, and I do not think I will become one. I will not maintain power with a machine gun.

Leaders must live by higher standards than their followers.

no matter how many instances of white swans we may have observed, this does not justify the conclusion that all swans are white.

Rust rust rust in the engines of love and time.

Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.

It's a cash and carry world. Sometimes you pay a little. Mostly it's a lot. Sometimes, it's everything you have.