Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

No garden is without its weeds.

A series of failures may culminate in the best possible result.

No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities - always see them, for they're always there.

The wound is the place where the Light enters you.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have.

The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.

We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it—and stop there; lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid. She will never sit down on a hot stove lid again—and that is well; but also she will never sit down on a cold one any more.

Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life.

Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance. Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor vexation. Where there is poverty and joy, there is neither greed nor avarice. Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.

Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you. Amen.

I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had.

To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live accordingly to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity, and trust.