To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of what it means to be happy or content.

Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.

When words lose their meaning, people lose their liberty.

In a hamlet of ten households, there are bound to be those who are my equal in doing their best for others and in being trustworthy in what they say, but they are unlikely to be as eager to learn as I am.

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present? If he reach the age of forty or fifty, and has not made himself heard of, then indeed he will not be worth being regarded with respect.

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

To lead uninstructed people to war is to throw them away.