Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.

There are cases in which the blade springs, but the plant does not go on to flower. There are cases where it flowers, but no fruit is subsequently produced.

I am not bothered by the fact that I am not understood. I am bothered when I do not know others.

Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others that you would not have them do unto you.

Every piece of marble has a statue in it waiting to be released by a person of sufficient skill to chip away the unnecessary parts. Just as the sculptor is to the marble, so is education to the soul. It releases it. For only educated people are free people. You cannot create a statue by smashing the marble with a hammer, and you cannot by the force of arms release the spirit or the soul of people.

To rein a kingdom efficiently it is necessary, before all, to put into good order the family. It's impossible for a man who doesn't know how to lead his own family to know how to lead a country.

Happiness does not consist in having what you want, but in wanting what you have