Who does not know the path should ask.

Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.

If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.

To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of human existence.

The most crucial use of knowledge and education is to understand the importance of developing a good heart.

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.

It is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people.

There is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic. A man’s own observation, what he finds good of and what he finds hurt of, is the best physic to preserve health.

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

Never was a government that was not composed of liars, malefactors and thieves.

Do you know that one of the great problems of our age is that we are governed by people who care more about feelings than they do about thoughts and ideas.

It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow-beings.

The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Are you one of the flock that follows, or Are you one that shall lead the way?

If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.

To change your mind and to follow him who sets you straight is to be nonetheless the free agent that you were before.