The biggest fool is he who has learned much, taught much, and is still discontented.

How can one, who eats the flesh of others to swell his flesh, show compassion?

The only gift is giving to the poor; All else is exchange.

There is no greater wealth than Virtue,And no greater loss than to forget it.

Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one.

Be wise among the wise, but pretend to be dull among fools.

The lotus' stem is as long as the depth of water, So men's height is just as great as their inner strength.

Real kindness seeks no return.

Friendship with the wise gets better with time, as a good book gets better with age.

Among a man's many good possessions, A good command of speech has no equal. Prosperity and ruin issue from the power of the tongue. Therefore, guard yourself against thoughtless speech.

Nothing is impossible for those who act after wise counsel and careful thought.

Displays of weapons will not be able to bring peace, only displays of love and understanding can do that.

Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare.

No one can give you freedom but you.

I have always thought that if we began for one moment to say what we thought, society would collapse.

Like pride, blind optimism may go before a fall.

I realized how important it was to know something about aviation, and it was something I was interested in, so I followed my brother's footsteps and obtained my pilot's license.

We all have spirits present with us who are feeling the way we are.

I realized I was not a great musical technician, if I was going to make anything interesting it would have to come from the creative side of me and not the craft side of me.

When one does not feel life or death, it's the best future.

A democracy is no more than an aristocracy of orators. The people are so readily moved by demagogues that control must be exercised by the government over speech and press.