Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.

All that is important in this moment is movement. Make the movement vital and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.

Appearance rules the world.

When civil fury first grew high, and men fell out they knew not why.

Much of the evil in the world is due to the fact that man in general is hopelessly unconscious.

Some people live as though they are already dead. There are people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses.

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

Remember your dreams and fight for them. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible:the fear of failure.

Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.

Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure.

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.

The knowledge and skills you have achieved are meant to be forgotten so you can float comfortably in emptiness, without obstruction.

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country.

The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall.

Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse.