Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.
It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.
Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences.
Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.
Whenever people agree with me I always feel I must be wrong.
Attention to health is life's greatest hindrance.
A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves.
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.
Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.
The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant.
There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
Courage is knowing what not to fear.
The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.
We are twice armed if we fight with faith.
Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly.
There is no harm in repeating a good thing.
A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.