The hour of departure has arrived and we go our ways; I to die, and you to live. Which is better? Only God knows.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen.

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.

There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

If you want to be wrong then follow the masses.

I am a Citizen of the World, and my Nationality is Goodwill.

I believe that only one person in a thousand knows the trick of really living in the present.

Associate with those who help you believe in yourself.

The men of England,- the men, I mean, of light and leading in England.

A closed mind is a dying mind.

The philosophy of this world may be founded on facts, but its business is run on spiritual impressions and atmospheres.

Sometimes the biggest problem is in your head. You've got to believe you can play a shot instead of wondering where your next bad shot is coming from.

Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.

Science literacy is a vaccine against the charlatans of the world that would exploit your ignorance.

You can't be focussed without really great communication

I see no comfort in outliving one's friends, and remaining a mere monument of the times which are past.