The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence.
Just as eating against one's will is injurious to health, so studying without a liking for it spoils the memory, and it retains nothing it takes in.
Compassion is not a sloppy sentimental feeling for people who are underprivileged or sick. . . it is an absolutely practical belief that regardless of a person's background, ability or ability to pay, he should be provided with the best that society has to offer.
Where focus goes, energy flows. And if you don't take the time to focus on what matters, then you're living a life of someone else's design.
Words are the small change of thought.
Remember that adversity presents us with numerous possibilities for success, if we are just willing to see them.
A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows.
When you don't know what you're talking about, it's hard to know when you're finished.
With a written agreement you have a prayer; with a verbal agreement you have nothing but air.
The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.
So long as we live among men, let us cherish humanity.
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.
Strokes are preventable and treatable. Prompt treatment of patients experiencing stroke saves lives and reduces disability.
A man has to be Joe McCarthy to be called ruthless. All a woman has to do is put you on hold.
Life is what you make it so make the best of it.
Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.
Write your goals down in detail and read your list of goals every day. Some goals may entail a list of shorter goals. Losing a lot of weight, for example, should include mini-goals, such as 10-pound milestones. This will keep your subconscious mind focused on what you want step by step.
It is better to play than do nothing.
Humility, that low, sweet root, from which all heavenly virtues shoot.