Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.

I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.

Do what you love. Know your own bone; gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still.

Gentleness, self-sacrifice and generosity are the exclusive possession of no one race or religion.

You may be rich, but there is one thing you can’t afford – that is, if you are a good sort – you can’t afford to spend money on your own luxuries while there are people around you wanting the necessaries of life.

If I was to go to sleep before midnight, I would feel weird about myself, like I wasted a day. My most productive hours are between midnight and five.

To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.

A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.

The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds.

Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

No evil dooms us hopelessly except the evil we love, and desire to continue in, and make no effort to escape from.

I’m like a recovering perfectionist. For me it’s one day at a time.

Each success only buys an admission ticket to a more difficult problem.

And, honestly, if somebody wants to criticize me for not being a trainwreck, that’s fine with me!

Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

I don’t follow all the 48 laws. Like, I’ve never crushed anyone totally.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God’s help I shall succeed.

There is only one failure in life possible, and that is not to be true to the best one knows.

I’m not critic-proof, and I still take it personally, but I take it less personally now.

When small men attempt great enterprises, they always end by reducing them to the level of their mediocrity.

As you pray for the Holy Spirit to make you aware of thoughts that come into your mind that don’t line up with God’s Word, you’ll begin to realize when those thoughts come and you can renew your mind with the Word.

Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance.

I look forward to a great future for America – a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we’ve struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We’ve made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.

I’m kind of fascist with myself, you know.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.

The men I idolized built their bodies and became somebody – like Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger – and I thought, ‚That can be me.‘ So I started working out. The funny thing is I didn’t realize back then that I was having a defining moment.

Give thy thoughts no tongue.

Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.

I have a memory, and I can just eliminate mistakes when they come up because I’ve already made them.

Success makes so many people hate you. I wish it wasn’t that way. It would be wonderful to enjoy success without seeing envy in the eyes of those around you.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

People can cry much easier than they can change.

There’s nothing wrong with anger provided you use it constructively.

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

When you make a mistake and the devil comes and tells you ‚You’re no good,‘ you don’t have to take on the guilt and condemnation he wants to put on you. No! You can immediately confess your mistake to God, thank Him for forgiving you and cleansing you with the blood of Jesus, and move forward in the victory of His grace and forgiveness.

Ask an older person you respect to tell you his or her greatest regret.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

Build a man a fire, and he’ll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he’ll be warm for the rest of his life.

Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?

Many people aren’t rich because they’re liars.

A wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings, and learn how by his own thought to derive benefit from his illnesses.

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life – in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color.

The poorest people are the sweetest people.

I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

The fox has many tricks. The hedgehog has but one. But that is the best of all.

Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.

Each of us has a vision of good and of evil. We have to encourage people to move towards what they think is good… Everyone has his own idea of good and evil and must choose to follow the good and fight evil as he conceives them. That would be enough to make the world a better place.

Just remember, you can’t climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets.

Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction.

While you’re saving your face, you’re losing your ass.

Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

It is said that the present is pregnant with the future.

There is no such thing as Something for nothing.

The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.

Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.