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Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts.
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.
Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great.
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
We all have ability. The difference is how we use it.
The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.
In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
If in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right.
Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow.
True greatness consists in being great in little things.
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.
To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction.
If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.
If I am what I have and if I lose what I have who then am I?
Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.
All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
The precision of naming takes away from the uniqueness of seeing.
You're either part of the solution or you're part of the problem.
We have all the light we need, we just need to put it in practice.
Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.
Not only strike while the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
There are no new ideas. There are only new ways of making them felt.
One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels.
A man doesn't know what he knows until he knows what he doesn't know.
Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.
It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.
If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.
The winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.
Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame.
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
Patience and tenacity are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.
Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.
Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.
Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.
Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking.
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand.
Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.
Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.
The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water.
Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.
We may pass violets looking for roses. We may pass contentment looking for victory.