Unless a man has the talents to make something of himself, freedom is an irksome burden.

It is thus with most of us; we are what other people say we are. We know ourselves chiefly by hearsay.

We are ready to die for an opinion but not for a fact

It is to escape the responsibility for failure that the weak so eagerly throw themselves into grandiose undertakings.

We do not really feel grateful toward those who make our dreams come true; they ruin our dreams.

An empty head is not really empty; it is stuffed with rubbish. Hence the difficulty of forcing anything into an empty head.

Help your sister's boat across the water, and yours too will reach the other side. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.