The greatest wisdom often consists in ignorance.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way.

He that can live alone resembles the brute beast in nothing, the sage in much, and God in everything.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Self-reflection is the school of wisdom.

The wise have a solid sense of silence and the ability to keep a storehouse of secrets. Their capacity and character are respected.

Know or listen to those who know.

To find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.

There are friendships merely for pleasure, some for the exchange of ideas. Rarest are those friends of one's inmost self.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation for integrity.

People need to learn how to take the role of leader out of God's hands.

Why does shame and self-loathing become cruelty to the innocent ?

You can't buy love but you can pay heavily for it.

It is the youth who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow... that are the aftermath of war.

It is a powerful practice to be generous when you are the one feeling in need.

There's this belief with no merit that media with women at the center applies only to women, but media with men at the center applies to everyone.

Artists need support, time and money to develop their ideas, and if people rip stuff off, you don't have to be that brilliant to figure out that you're ultimately going to affect the end product.

Forgive me if what has seemed little to you, to me is all.

Grover didn't say anything for awhile. Then, when I thought he was going to give me some deep philosophical comment to make me feel better, he said, "Can I have your apple?