The perfect human being is all human beings put together, it is a collective, it is all of us together that make perfection.

Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.

We are what we think we are

Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

Wonder is the beginning of all wisdom.

People learn more on their own rather than being force fed.

An honest man is always a child.