Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets.

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.

Oh, I was never a businessman. I was a visionary, a dreamer.

Your ability to discipline yourself to set clear goals, and then to work toward them every day, will do more to guarantee your success than any other single factor.

Ever step you take is forever.

I think change is good because it teaches you that it's nothing to be frightened of.

You wind up listening to one song that you really like 30 times on YouTube and then you're done with it. That's the way it is.

Just as iron rusts from disuse, and stagnant water putrefies, or when cold turns to ice, so our intellect wastes unless it is kept in use.

I have this really bad habit of doing things on the Internet and forgetting that the whole world is going to see it.

If you have the power to resurrect the dead man, firstly, be sure that he is a good man!

Google demotes search results that don't get clicked on.

Mr. Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.