Thought, unassisted by learning, is dangerous.

A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.

Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. To see it a person only needs to imagine how it could be worse.

Among us, in our part of the country, those who are upright are different from this. The father conceals the misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the father. Uprightness is to be found in this.

A man of humanity is one who, in seeking to establish himself, finds a foothold for others and who, in desiring attaining himself, helps others to attain.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.