Forget what you are supposed to do, do what you want to do.
Many priceless things can be bought.
How wise must one be to be always kind.
Happy slaves are the bitterest enemies of freedom.
Whoever prefers the material comforts of life over intellectual wealth is like the owner of a palace who moves into the servants’ quarters and leaves the sumptuous rooms empty.
Genius points the way, talent takes it.
Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.
And I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples and bastards and broken things.
I think people are born bisexual, and it's just that our parents and society kind of veer us off into this feeling of 'Oh, I can't'. They say it's taboo. It's ingrained in our heads that it's bad, when it's not bad at all. It's a very beautiful thing.
Leadership cannot really be taught. It can only be learned.
I choose gentleness. . . Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.